Dorothy Douglas, 84, Loving Mother, Grandmother and Great-Grandmother

Dorothy Cecilia (Kaminski) Douglas, 84, widow of the late John F. Douglas, Sr., formerly of Bethel and Newtown, passed away at the Candlewood Valley Health and Rehabilitation Center in New Milford, CT on Wednesday March 27, 2013.

Dorothy was born in Stamford, CT on January 27, 1929 to the late Benjamin and Antonia (Tulinski) Kaminski, the ninth of ten surviving children in her family. She married her late husband John in October 1951 and they moved to Bethel, CT in July 1963. Prior to her time at Candlewood Valley she was a resident of Maplewood at Newtown.

She was proud of her Polish heritage and was a tireless, loving, and dedicated wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and sister. Her favorite times were those when she was surrounded by family, especially gatherings during the holidays, and working in her yard planting flowers. Prior to her retirement she was a cafeteria worker in the Bethel School System for 29 years, a job she took so she could be home with her children during summer vacations from school.

She is survived by her three children, John F. Douglas, Jr. of Bethel, Patricia (Douglas) Provino of Gilford, NH, and Cathy (Douglas) DeBroske of New Milford, a brother Eugene Kaminski of Bethel, a sister Regina Michalsky of Stamford, six grandchildren, four great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Besides her parents and husband Dorothy was predeceased by her brothers Frank, John, William, Henry, Zane, Leonard, and Edward Kaminski.

Donations in Dorothy’s memory may be made to Friends of Karen, 18 Titicus Road, P.O. Box 190 Purdys, NY 10578 914-277-4547.

The family will receive friends at the Bethel Funeral Home, 215 Greenwood Ave., Monday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 and Tuesday morning from 10:00 to 10:30. The funeral procession will leave the funeral home at 10:30 Tuesday, to go to a graveside service at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Bethel at 11:00 AM.

Obituary courtesy of Hull Funeral Service.