Dorothy G. Shaw

Dorothy Gordon Shaw died Aug. 14, 2016, at Riverview Place in Fargo, N.D., at the age of 101.

Dorothy Agnes Gordon was born in Hartford, Conn., to James Murray Gordon and Margaret Jane Gordon. She graduated from Hartford High School and worked as a secretary-bookkeeper for a heating contractor for nine years.

In June 1941, she married Richard S. Shaw. They lived for many years in Springfield, Vt., where Mrs. Shaw worked as bookkeeper for the Springfield School System.

She was active in Cub Scouts as a den mother. She was a volunteer nurse’s aide, assisted at blood drawings for many years, and served as treasurer of the Springfield Chapter of the American Red Cross.

She was a member and president of the Springfield Garden Club and Home Efficiency Club and a member of the Needlecraft Club, Reader’s Club, and Cosmopolitan Club, as well as an active member of the Springfield Congregational Church.

In 1988, they moved to Riverview Place, a retirement community in Fargo, N.D. In 2013, she moved into Crosshaven, an assisted living facility at Riverview Place.

Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, Richard, her parents, three sisters and two brothers. She is survived by two sons, Richard M. Shaw of Fargo and Russell G. Shaw of Hopkinton, N.H.; four granddaughters; and four great-grandchildren.

A memorial service was held at Riverview Place on Aug. 23. Interment will be in Oakland Cemetery in Springfield, Vt., at 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16. Local arrangements are by Davis Memorial Chapel, Springfield.

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