In Memory of

Dorothy

Mary

York

(Allen)

Obituary for Dorothy Mary York (Allen)

Dorothy M. York, 93, of Enfield, passed away on August 7, 2022 at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, MA. Born in Cranston, RI on October 10, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Mary Elizabeth (Chapard) Allen and grew up in Rhode Island, moving to Enfield in 1976. She was married to Bonney York on February 5, 1954 for 30 years until his passing in 1984. Dorothy worked as a Key Punch Operator in the Insurance industry before marrying Bonney and staying home to raise her family. She was an avid Artist and loved painting lighthouses on rocks she found at the beach. She enjoyed her trips to the beach with her beloved son, Stephen, going to dinner especially to eat at Abbott's Lobster in the rough in Noank, CT watching the boats go by.

Besides her husband Bonney, she was predeceased by 2 children, Sandra York and Stephen York. She leaves 2 children, Laurie Dennehy and her husband Thomas of Enfield and Kenneth York of Suffield; and 4 grandchildren, Kasey and Kyle Dennehy and Jonathan and Aimee York; and many extended family members.

Her family will receive friends on Thursday, August 11, from 4-7 PM at Windsor Locks Funeral Home, 441 Spring St. Windsor Locks. Her funeral will take place on Friday, August 12, 10 AM from the funeral home, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 AM at Sacred Heart Church, Wethersfield. Burial will follow in Village Cemetery, Wethersfield. Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association, 5 Brookside Dr, Wallingford, CT 06492. For online condolences, please visit www.windsorlocksfuneralhome.com.