Dorthea Virginia Hansen's Obituary
Dorthea (Dot) Virginia Hansen was born in 1922 in Concord Massachusetts to Henry and Alfhild Bertelsen. She began studying the violin at age 6 and continued playing until she was over 90 years old. She met Henry, her husband to be, in East Boston where she was playing for a Norwegian Christmas party. Dot and Henry were both students at Boston University and their courtship consisted of a daily walk to South Station where Dot got on a train back to Concord. They married in 1947 and were together for 68 years until her death at 93 in 2015. Henry and Dot settled in Belmont Massachusetts and raised two daughters. Dot was active in the Belmont United Methodist Church, played in a weekly quartet and was the concert mistress of the Belmont Community Orchestra for many years. She and Henry retired to Fort Myers to Shell Point Retirement Community 19 years ago where she continued to play the violin, piano and tone chimes. She had many friends on the island and enjoyed boating and travel with Henry. She loved to visit with her daughters and their families. She is survived by her beloved husband Henry, daughters Nancy (Connolly) and Barbara (Kalinowski) who adored her and their families, son in law Mark Connolly Sr, grandson Mark Jr and wife Tiffany, grandson Greg Connolly; son in law Anthony Kalinowski( deceased), granddaughters Kate and Sarah Kalinowski, great grandson Miles Anthony Fletcher ( son of Kate ) son in law Timothy McGrath and step grandchildren Michael, Kevin and Kathryn McGrath. She was beloved “Aunt Dottie” to many nieces and nephews. Services will be at the convenience of the family. Fort Myers Memorial Gardens Funeral Home is serving the family. Online condolences and memories may be shared on her tribute page at www.fortmyersmemorial.com
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