Obit: Dorothy McCarthy nee Terris

Whitman-Hanson Express (MA) - March 3, 2010 Deceased Name: Dorothy (Terris) McCarthy, 96, former employee of Regal Shoe

Dorothy (Terris) McCarthy, 96, died Saturday, Feb. 27 after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late David S. McCarthy. Born and raised in Nova Scotia, she was the daughter of the late Seymour and Sarah (Arseneau) Terris, and attended high school in Springhill, Nova Scotia before moving to Whitman as a teenager. Dorothy worked many years at the former Regal Shoe of Whitman and later for E. Norris Brown until her retirement. She was a resident of East Bridgewater for over 50 years and was an active member of the East Bridgewater Senior Citizens and the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Whitman VFW. She leaves her children Sarah Reardon and her husband Robert of East Bridgewater, George Studenski and his wife Evelyn of the Philippines and her stepdaughter Patricia Knight of Florida. She also leaves her eight grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren as well as several nieces and nephews. She was preceeded in death by four brothers and four sisters. Her funeral service will be held Thursday, March 4 at 11 a.m. in the Blanchard Funeral Chapel Plymouth Street (Rt. 58 at the rotary) Whitman. Burial will follow in the Northville Cemetery, East Bridgewater. Donations in her name may be made to Old Colony Hospice One Credit Union Way Randolph, MA 02368
Submitted by Penny Lane, Hamilton,Ont.

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