Dorothy Kearney (nee Mahoney)

To view the funeral service for the late Dorothy Kearney from the Carnell Memorial Chapel on Friday, October 6 at 11 a.m., please follow the link below:

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Passed peacefully away on August 8, 2023, in the presence of her daughters, Dorothy (Mahoney) Kearney in her 98th year.

She is predeceased by her husband, Joe (1987) and her son, Francis (1985); her parents, Gertrude and Francis Mahoney; her brothers, Francis (Moira, dec.) and Tommy; parents-in-law, William and Bride Kearney; brothers-in-law, Kevin, Bill (Mary Lou), Pat and Dick Kearney; sisters-in-law, Alice (Wally Wight) and Louise Kearney.

Leaving to mourn and to celebrate her life are her daughter, Donna Adams; her granddaughter, Riley Moss (Paul); and their children, Alex, Sam, Adelaide and Imogen; grandsons, Joel (Amy Brown), and Kieran (Lotus Kang); daughter Joanne Attwood (Paul), grandson, Zachary (Sheila Lewis) and their children Ben and Anna; granddaughter Samantha Gosse (Ryan) and their daughter Josie. She also leaves to mourn her much loved sister- in-law, Betty Mahoney and her nieces and nephews and their families in Bermuda, and sister-in-law, Millie Kearney, and her nieces and nephews and their families in NL, Ontario and Alberta.

Dorothy lived a long and full life, always with a positive attitude regardless of the challenges she faced. She had an idyllic childhood in Bermuda with her NL born parents and her two younger brothers. She excelled at school and enjoyed singing and playing the piano. On her first trip to NL in 1947 to visit relatives, she met Joe, her future husband, on the train going to Mahers where she’d been invited by a neighbour of her aunt. Dorothy always loved Bermuda and made many visits there over the years but from then on NL was her home. She raised three children, Donna, Joanne and Francis, taking a part-time job as a bookkeeper with an insurance company when they were of school age. She eventually moved to a full-time job as an auditor with the federal government at Public Works where she remained until her retirement. Dorothy had a deep love for NL and knew more about it than many who lived there for a lifetime. She revelled in going to the cabin at Mahers and spent many happy times there with family and friends. She continued to display her musical abilities through choir and various musical productions. She enjoyed swimming well into her 80s, and spent many hours sewing, crocheting, knitting, and even trying her hand at pottery and woodworking. She loved a game of cards. Dorothy was the “go to” person for family and neighbours if you needed help with anything. She was generous with her time. The last eight and a half years of her life were spent at Tiffany Village where she took pleasure in the new friends she made with residents and staff, and the social activities offered there. One of her greatest gifts was the special relationship she nurtured with each of her grandchildren. We will be forever grateful for her life and will honour her by continuing to tell her stories. We would like to give our sincere thanks to those at Tiffany Village who went the extra mile to make her time there the best it could be.

Cremation has taken place. Visitation will be held from Carnell’s Funeral Home, 329 Freshwater Road, on Thursday, October 5, 2023 from 3-7p.m.  Funeral service will be held from the Carnell Memorial Chapel on Friday, October 6, 2023 at 11 a.m. followed by a reception.

In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to The Gathering Place.