Dorothy Sawyer MacMichael Shorey 1914-2004
Happy 90!
I went looking for my "cousin" Chris McMichael just two weeks ago. I went to the last place I had seen him, at the Day's in, John Martin's Manor, but alas, the dance club was long gone. Now I get this.
Dorothy Sawyer MacMichael Shorey 1914-2004: "Monday, August 23, 2004
Dorothy Sawyer MacMichael Shorey 1914-2004
Copyright � 2004 Blethen Maine Newspapers Inc.
SKOWHEGAN -- Dorothy Sawyer MacMichael Shorey, 90, died on Aug. 19, 2004, at the Cedar Ridge health care facility in Skowhegan.
She was born on March 28, 1914, in Jonesport, the daughter of John V. and Annie Morrison Sawyer.
A graduate of Jonesport High School and the University of Maine, she was a member of Alpha Omicron Pi sorority, and active in the Maine Masque. She married Alfred McMichael in 1937 and moved into their home on South Main Street in Pittsfield, where she lived for over 60 years. During the Korean War, she was involved in the women's defense organization in Pittsfield.
She was a Girl Scout leader for several years, a member of the Abnaki Girl Scout Council, the Tuesday Club, and a past president of The Arts Club.
A member of the Sawyer Memorial Congregational Church in Jonesport, she attended the First Congregational Church in Pittsfield. In 1950, she married Donald H. Shorey, who predeceased her.
She traveled extensively throughout the United States and all over the world, including taking the maiden around-the-world trip on the Concorde in 1987.
She was a volunteer at the Sebasticook Valley Hospital for many years. For the last two years, she had resided at the Redington Memorial Home in Skowhegan.
Mrs. Shorey was also predeceased by her brother, Daniel J. Sawyer; and her sister, Frances S. Worcester.
She is survived by her daughter, Ann S. MacMichael; son and daughter-in-law James E. and Ellen H. MacMichael; nine grandchildren, Christopher E. MacMichael, Secha M. Rich, Dorothy M. Reed, Benjamin H. MacMichael, Frances A. MacMichael, James E. MacMichael, Rob D. MacMichael, Deborah E. MacMichael and Julie S. MacMichael; 12 great-grandchildren; her nephew and niece, John V. Sawyer and Judith S. White; and several grandnephews and grandnieces.
A memorial service will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 28, 2004, at The Federated Church in Skowhegan, with the Rev. Mark Tanner officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery in Jonesport.
Donations in her memory may be made to: Sawyer Memorial Congregational Church, P.O. Box 249, Jonesport 04649. Arrangements under the direction of Dan & Scott's Cremation and Funeral Service, 445 Waterville Road, Skowhegan, ME 04976.
Grammy I will never forget you when i smell Tabu perfume, see purple Martins, or drive by the house in Pittsfield. The memory of the turquoise cement wall in front of your camp is still strong with me, and you will remain in my heart.
Kate Alison Shorey
8 Browns Lane
Burnham Maine
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Windsor, CT
