Dorothy E. Simpson

1934 - 2009  (75 years)

• Name	Dorothy E. Simpson  [1, 2]
  Birth	22 Apr 1934	Winthrop, Kennebec, Maine   [3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Death	23 Jul 2009	..., Hancock, Maine   [3, 4, 5]
  Burial	Seal Harbor Cemetery, Seal Harbor, Hancock, Maine   [4]
  Person ID	I358403	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	27 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Kenneth Simpson
  Mother	Geraldine ...
  Family ID	F226964	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ralph John Tracy, Jr.,   b. 26 May 1931, Maine d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	6 Mar 1955	Maine   [2]
  Children	1. Kenneth Tracy   2. Stephen Tracy   3. Beth Tracy   4. Marcia Tracy
  Family ID	F226963	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 May 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Jordan - Fernald Funeral Homes Dorothy Simpson Tracy, 75, passed away July 23, 2009 with her family by her side following a long and valiant battle with cancer. She was born April 22, 1934 in Winthrop, Maine, the daughter of Kenneth and Geraldine Simpson. She attended Winthrop schools graduating salutatorian of the class of 1952 and went on to Westbrook Jr. College in Portland. Following college, she came to MDI to accept employment at the Bar Harbor Hospital as a laboratory technician. It was while working at the hospital that she met her future husband, Ralph "Jack" Tracy, who was also employed there. They moved to Seal Harbor, purchased a home and started raising a family. Dorothy was an avid reader and had the ability to retain what she had read, from fiction to world affairs. She was a member of the Seal Harbor Literary Club for several years. Dorothy held several jobs in her lifetime but will best be remembered as a U.S. Postal employee for Seal Harbor for 24 years. At her retirement, it was noted that she never had a customer that she had a hard time with or disliked. She was described by her customers as a warm kindhearted person always ready to help someone such as dashing out to the street to hand-deliver mail to elderly customers. Surviving besides her husband of 54 years is one sister Beverly Leikkanen and her husband "Pat" of Charlottesville, VA. Four children, Kenneth Tracy, Stephen Tracy, Beth Frost and husband Gerald, Marcia Bender and her husband Michael, all of Seal Harbor. Six very special grandchildren, Marie Ericsson, Laura Tracy, Corey and Megan Frost, Ryan and Allyson Bender. Two sister in laws, Alice Wilson and husband Charles, Kay Moore and husband, Robert and many nieces and nephews and grand-nieces and nephews. Other than family, she will be fondly remembered as "Aunt Dot" by Lori, Lisa and Stacie Gray; John, Cathy, Chip and Alice Reeves plus many others. She was predeceased by her parents and an infant brother, Kenneth Jr. and one sister-in-law, Leta Shea and husband Charles.

  
  

• Sources

  [S79494] Obituary, Bangor Daily News. Leta Shea, (February 26, 1999). [S53672] Marriage index, Maine, Name Ralph J Tracy Jr Gender Male Residence MT Desert, ME Spouse's Name Dorothy E Simpson Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Residence Bar Harbor, ME Marriage Date 6 Mar 1955 Marriage Place Maine, USA (Reliability: 3). [S63709] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current (Reliability: 3). Name Dorothy Simpson Tracy Gender Female Death Age 75 Birth Date 22 Apr 1934 Birth Place Winthrop Residence Place Mount Desert Island, SEAL HARBOR, Seal Harbor Death Date 23 Jul 2009 Burial Date 29 Jul Obituary Date 25 Jul 2009 Spouse Ralph Tracy Child Marcia Bender Beth Frost Kenneth Tracy Stephen Tracy Siblings Beverly Leikkanen Kenneth [S10858] Cemetery index, Seal Harbor Cemetery, Seal Harbor, Hancock, Maine, (Find-a-Grave). [S79495] Obituary, Jordan - Fernald Funeral Homes, Dorothy Tracy.