Dorothy "Dossie"

M. Rennie

ARRANGEMENTS;  Graveside services will be held on Saturday August 15th at Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden.  For those attending, a funeral procession will be assembling at the Welsh Funeral Home, 718 Broadway, Chelsea at 10:00 AM.  A celebration of her life will immediately follow the cemetery services.  Relatives and friends are most kindly invited to attend. All attendees are required to wear face coverings and practice social distancing.

"Dossie" passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on March 13th, 2020.  She was 78 years old.  Born and raised in Chelsea, she was the beloved daughter of the late Joseph and Doris (née; Lewin) Flavin.  She attended the Chelsea Schools, and soon after married her high school sweetheart Russell A. Rennie.  Dossie and Russ raised their own family, making their home on Spencer Ave. in Chelsea for over 30 years.  Dossie also worked as a telephone response operator with 3M Alarm Company.  After retirement Russ and Dossie enjoyed many years in Sumner, Maine.  She was a member of the Sumner Women's Sewing and Quilting Club and enjoyed many hours helping neighbors and friends in the Sumner community.  In her later years, she and Russ moved to Andover, MA with Nan, Marc, and Mike, where they enjoyed making new friends at the Center at Punchard Senior Center.  In her lifetime "Dossie" enjoyed quilting, baking and a good game of Cribbage.  She was widowed in 2017 after 58 years of marriage when Russ passed away peacefully at home with his family.  She was the forever beloved mother of Timothy P. Rennie and his wife Carrie of Merrimac, Nanette (Rennie) Fournier and her husband R. Marc of Andover, Lorell A. (Rennie) Lawrence of Berwick, Maine, and Russell A. Rennie Jr. and his wife Karen of North Conway, New Hampshire.  Dossie was the cherished grandmother of Sarah, Megan, and Jacob Lawrence, Michael Conte, and Abigail Fournier. She was the dear sister of Geraldine and her husband Alan Gopen in Texas, also sister to Barbara and Jack in California. She was also survived by many loving nieces and nephews.

DONATIONS;  In lieu of flowers, should friends desire, donations in Dossie Rennie's memory may be made to Compassus Hospice, 790 Turnpike Street, Suite 202, North Andover, MA 01845.

We continue to encourage family and friends who wish, to offer condolences by means of the online guest book or to send a personalized sympathy card (see below).

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