Mary A. Dorsey

Date of birth: 4 November 1888

Place of birth: Baltimore, Maryland

Date of Christening: November 18, 1888

Place Christened: Saint Jerome's Catholic Church

Baltimore, Maryland

Parents: George W. Dorsey

Theresa Magaha

Spouse: 17 April 1913 John Witt

Children: 18 August 1913 Edith B. Witt

Date of death: 20 February 1961

Place of death: Baltimore, Maryland

Date of interment: 24 February 1961

Place of interment: New Catheral Cemetery

Baltimore, Maryland

Biography: Mary A. Dorsey was the daughter of George W. and Theresa (Magaha) Dorsey and was born in 1888. She met and married John Wittkolfsky (later reduced to Witt), and they had one child together. She lived her entire life in Baltimore City. and she died in February of 1961. She is buried with her husband and daughter in New Catheral Cemetery. Her obituary taken out of the Baltimore Sun Papers read as follows: " Witt-------On February 20, 1961, Mary A. (nee Dorsey) of 2676 Wilkens Ave., formerly of 460 Brunswick Street, the beloved wife of the late John Witt, and sister of Lillian Long, Agnes Eaves, and the late George L. Dorsey. Mrs. Witt rests at the Howard H. Hubbard Funeral Home 4107 Wilkens Ave. at Leeds Ave.Prayers on Friday at 8:15 A.M., Requiem Mass at St. Benedict's Church at 9:00 A.M., Interment in New Catheral Cemetery. The Family will receive friends daily between 2 and 10 P.M.

My thoughts: I recall Aunt May as a sweet and generous person, always there when you needed her. My father used to take us to visit her and Uncle John when they lived on Brunswick Street in Southwest Baltimore.It seemed to me that the Dorsey clan was a close knit family, when there was trouble one of them were always there to help, as when my Mother was taken seriously ill,my sister Cathy and I spent a few days at Aunt Mays house until my father was able to take us home.I also remeber Aunt May working in the cafeteria at St. Benedict's School and any time little Bobby Dorsey got in trouble the Nun would always drag me down to see Aunt May. After Uncle John died her and Aunt Lill moved to 2676 Wilkens Avenue until her death in 1961.

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