Dorothy Rita Gillcrist

Medway-

Dorothy Rita Gillcrist, 89, of Medway, passed away Friday, March 27,
2015. Born in Roxbury, she was the daughter of the late Rita (Smith) and
William Stanton Sr. She was the wife of the late Harry Gillcrist.

Dorothy enjoyed life as a devoted wife, mother, ‘grammie’, aunt and friend to many. She enjoyed knitting, reading and word search puzzles. Besides being a homemaker, Dorothy was employed by New England Art in Abington as an Editor.

She is survived by two sons, Paul Gillcrist and his wife Kathy of Atlanta,
Georgia and Robert Gillcrist and his wife Patricia of Bellingham; her
sister, Phyllis Stanton of Sun City Center, Florida, grandchildren, Kara, Kristin, Brooke and Brandon along with nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by her sisters, Mae (Buckley), Ruth (Norris) and brothers, William Jr. and Harold.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, March 31st from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Chesmore Funeral Home of Hopkinton, 57 Hayden Rowe St. www.ChesmoreFuneralHome.com. Graveside service will be on Thursday, April 2nd at 11:00 a.m. at Knollwood Memorial Park, 321 High St, Canton, MA 02021. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.