PORTLAND- Dorothy Snow Jewell, age 86, of Portland, passed away on Jan. 16, 2021 at St. Joseph’s Manor in Portland.
She was born in Portland on April 10, 1934, a daughter of the late Cecil and Charlotte (Howes) Kimball and attended Portland schools and Portland High School.
She was employed as a private housekeeper for 20 years and retired from the former Brighton Hospital after 8 years of service there.
Dorothy will always be remembered for the enjoyment she had with poetry, writing, reading and traveling.
She is predeceased by her husband- John Jewell; son- Jessie John Jewell; and a sister- Gloria Jones.
Dorothy is survived by her daughters- Beth Nestor of Portland and Deborah “Debbie” Estes and her husband Roy of Standish; daughter – in – law Laura Jewell of WA; eleven grandchildren; and fifteen great grandchildren.
A graveside service at Highland Cemetery in Buxton will be announced in the spring.
Online condolence messages can be submitted at the Poitras, Neal & York Funeral Home website, www.mainefuneral.com
**** PORTLAND- a graveside service for Dorothy S. Jewell, 86, who passed away on Jan. 16, 2021, will be held on Monday June 28 at 3 PM at Highland Cemetery on Church Hill Road in Buxton. www.mainefuneral.com