Dola I. Botting

Dola Isabel (Dunphy) Botting, 95, a longtime resident of Winchester, NH, died peacefully, Sunday, January 25, 2015, in the care and comfort of her friends and family, at the Applewood Care and Rehabilitation Center in Winchester.

Dola was born in Island Falls, ME, November 19, 1919, the youngest of 10 siblings of Hulda (Watson) and Boardman Dunphy, Sr.

She married Herschel Botting on August 6, 1938, in Island Falls, ME. During the Hurricane of 1938, Herschel came down from Maine to New Hampshire to help clear roads and rebuild. He traveled as far as Spofford NH, where he found plenty of work and settled in Winchester NH. There Dola joined him. Herschel logged and worked in the lumber business, and Dola worked at the Ashuelot Paper Mill for sixteen years, and also the AC Lawrence Tannery, both in Winchester. On April 24, 1939 their only child Constance Marie was born.

Dola enjoyed family outings, cooking and baking, and knitting mittens. She traveled with Herschel and dear friends, the Hastings, across country and to Florida, but was happiest at home near her blazing fire. Dola will always be remembered for her fresh hot rolls brought to every occasion in the infamous green "Dola's Rolls" bag.

Dola was a Sister of the Rebecah Lodge, a daughter of the Eastern Star, an honorary life time member of the American Legion Auxiliary, and a member of the United Church of Winchester and the Winchester Ladies Society.

Gramma B would be the first to thank all of her wonderful and devoted Applewood family who have cared for her with such kindness, and her neighbors at 52 Warwick Road for their friendships.

Dola is survived by her son-in-law, Neile Vaine Jr. of Winchester; granddaughter Dr. Karen Vaine Jerome and her husband Paul, of Belgium; grandson Jeffery Vaine and his wife Penny, of Winchester; great-granddaughters Amanda, Laura and Marie Vaine; and the sunshine of Dola's life in later years, her great-great-granddaughter, Jossi Star Lobrose, and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband of 68 years, Herschel, in 2006, and her daughter Connie Vaine, in 2009, a few weeks after her 90th Birthday.

A funeral services will be held Saturday, January 31st at 11:00AM in The United Church of Winchester, 99 Main Street, Winchester. Burial will be in the spring in the Evergreen Cemetery, Winchester. There are no public calling hours.

Foley Funeral Home of Keene is assisting the family with the arrangements.

In lieu of flowers, please send gifts in Mrs. Botting’s memory to the Applewood Care and Rehabilitation Center, 8 Snow Road, Winchester, NH 03470, or to Home Healthcare Hospice & Community Services, PO Box 564, Keene, NH 03431-0564.