Dorothy Moon Miner, 90
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Dorothy Mae Moon Miner, 90, of Village East, 546 Mohawk Trail, died Friday, Sept. 2, 2005, at home.
Born in Stephentown, N.Y., on April 27, 1915, daughter of John H. and Eunice White Hoffman, she attended schools there. She lived in Hancock for several years before moving to North Adams in 1956.
A homemaker, Mrs. Miner was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother.
She was a member of First Baptist Church and enjoyed nature and her flower gardens.
Her first husband, Roy Moon, died in July 1945.
Her husband, Avery Miner, died in 1976.
She leaves four daughters, Thelma Eunice Moon LaPier, of Hancock, Gloria J. Moon Sprague and her husband, Kenneth, of North Adams, and twin daughters, Kathleen G. Miner Langnickel of Adams and Constance L. Miner McKenzie of New Lebanon, N.Y.; a son, Carl D. Moon Sr. of Readsboro, Vt.; a sister, Ruth Atwater of Stephentown, N.Y.; a brother, William Hoffman of Cherry Plain, N.Y.; 15 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren.
Two other daughters, Joyce Morin and infant Patricia Moon, died Sept. 17, 1989 and in 1938, respectively. She was also predeceased by a grandson, Michael Morin in 1999, and her siblings Florence Crosier and John Hoffman.
FUNERAL NOTICE — Services for Mrs. Moon Miner will be conducted Tuesday, Sept. 6, at 11 at First Baptist Church in North Adams by the Rev. Joseph DeCosta, pastor.
Burial will follow in Southview Cemetery. Calling hours will be Monday from 4 to 7 at Flynn & Dagnoli-Montagna Home for Funerals, West Chapels, 521 West Main St., North Adams. Donations may be made to First Baptist Church in care of the funeral home.