(March 24, 1911-September 29, 2002)

NEWTOWN SQUARE, PA.--Dorothy Keefe Rose, 91, a 12-year resident of Newtown Square, Pa., formerly of the Oneonta area, died Sunday, Sept. 29, 2002, at White Horse Village, a retirement facility in Edgemont, Pa.

She was born in Norwood, N.Y. on March 24, 1911, to James B. and Iva (Merridew) Keefe.

A graduate of Norwood high school and the Potsdam Crane School of Music, Dorothy was a substitute teacher in various school districts. She worked with the low-vision group at White House Village and also with various church choirs.

She was a member of the Middletown Presbyterian Church in Elwyn, Pa., and former member of the First Methodist Church in Corinth, N.Y.

She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, John and Janice Rose of New Jersey; sister, Sally Shanfelter of Florida; grandchildren, Julie R. Heck and Jason M. Rose of New Jersey; and four nieces and two nephews.

She was predeceased by her parents, and husband of 41 years who died in 1978.

A memorial service will be held at White House Village auditorium in Newtown Square, Pa., on Saturday, Oct. 5, at 1 p.m.

Burial will be private and at the convenience of the family.

Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association, 625 West Ridge Pike, A-100 Conshohocken, Pa 19428-1190 or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 539 Lane Ave., Memphis, TN 39105.

Funeral arrangements were handled by the Frank C. Videon Funeral Home, Broomall, Pa.

(From the Oneonta, N.Y. Daily Star Online newspaper, posted Saturday, October 5, 2002).