Dorothy E. Porter, 83 of Derry, NH died Saturday morning September 16, 2006 at the Parkland Medical Center, Derry. Mrs. Porter was born in Pittsfield, ME on August 6, 1923, a daughter of the late, Guy F. and Bertha E. (Salley) Shaw. She had previously resided in Ashland, NH and Sanford, ME, each for 25 years. She was employed as an executive secretary for the Pemigewasset Easter Seals in Plymouth, NH. She served as past president for both the Ashland Women’s Club of Ashland and the Speare Memorial Hospital Women’s Auxilliary in Plymouth. She was also an active member in the Rebekkah Lodge in Plymouth.
She is survived by her three daughters, Carol A. Bonanno of Hampstead, NH, Sharon E. Iverson of Somersworth, NH, Gail C. Sheehan of Manchester, NH, her son, Gary L. Porter of Center Barnstead, NH, five grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, two sisters, Alice Patterson of Pittsfield, ME, Carmille J. Reed of Mississippi. She was predeceased by her husband, William A. Porter in 2001. She was also predeceased by her siblings, Clayton Shaw, Ernestine Emery, Winifred Shaw, Kenneth Shaw and Margaret Starbird.
Following cremation, memorial services will be held at 11:00am on Saturday October 7, 2006 at the United Christian Church, Rte. 173, Lincolnville Center, ME. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to the Alzheimer’s Association, NH Chapter, 10 Ferry St., Suite 427B, Concord, NH 03301. The Peabody Funeral Homes and Crematorium, Derry, NH is handling arrangements.