Doris D. (Dickerson) Clark's Obituary
Doris D. Clark
Easton, Doris Dickerson Clark, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 14, 2013 at Candle Light Cove, Easton, at the age of 87.
Born on Shelter Island, New York on November 28, 1926 she was the daughter of Henry Ellsworth Dickerson, and Gertrude Case Dickerson.
Doris married Captain Gilbert Clifford Clark on September 15, 1946, whose family was also local to the island. They continued to make Shelter Island their home and raised three daughters there. In 1974, they moved to Oxford, MD. where they owned and operated the Oxford- Bellevue Ferry.
Mrs. Clark is survived by three daughters and their husbands; Valerie and David Bittner of Royal Oak, MD; Lorraine and Peter Mottla of Wayland, MA; and Sandra and John Fortiguerra of Lyman, ME. She has six grandchildren and their spouses; Gretchen Bittner Looney (Bruce), Robb Clark Bittner (Jennifer), Nichole Havens Cole (Steven), Christopher Clark Mottla (Brigitte), Lindsay Haynes Vento (Peter), and Breanne Bowditch Sanderson (Douglas). Doris has six Great-grandchildren; Matthew, Nicholas and Jackson Bittner, Taylor and Arianna Vento, and Ashley Sanderson. She is also survived by a sister; Carol Ann Dickerson Hallman and her husband John of Shelter Island, N.Y.
Doris was a member of the Shelter Island Presbyterian Church, the Oxford Methodist Church, and the Oxford Ladies Auxiliary.
Services will be private. Doris will be laid to rest in the Emily French Cemetery on Shelter Island, N.Y.
Memorial donations may be made to; the Talbot Hospice Foundation 586 Cynwood Drive Easton, MD. 21601, the Talbot Co. Humane Society 7894 Ocean Gateway, Easton, MD. or to the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital @ Maine Medical Center, 22 Bramhall St. Portland, ME. 04102.
Arrangements are by the Ostrowski Funeral Home, St. Michaels, MD 21663
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