Dorothy Dot Mae (Phillips) Golemme died Tuesday, November 4, 2014. Dot was born in New Hampshire, January 6, 1927. Raised in Abington, she was a 1944 graduate of Abington High School. She resided in Rockland after her marriage to the late Henry J. Golemme. She was predeceased by her mother, Beatrice (Withers) Phillips and father Everett L. Phillips. Dot dedicated her life to her family and home. Her family and many others were the very fortunate recipients of her beautiful needlework. She was known as the Card Lady because she always remembered her family and many many others with greeting cards for every occasion. She is survived by her three children and their spouses, Henry and Gerri Golemme, Donna and Richard Chandler and Raymond and Alice Golemme. Dot was the very proud grandmother of six grandchildren, Tina and Paul McDougall, Douglas and Kari Golemme, Julie and Guy Gelardi, Jason and Kristin Chandler, Nicholas Golemme, and Eric and Ashley Chandler. She enjoyed the love and laughter of seven great-grandchildren, Ellianna Gelardi, Olivia Golemme, Steven McDougall, Benett Gelardi, Rachael Golemme, Sophia McDougall, and Payton Mae Chandler. Dot was happily anticipating the births in 2015 of two additional great-grandchildren. The Golemme family welcomes friends and loved ones to celebrate her life Sunday, November 9, 2014, from 3-6 p.m. in the Magoun-Biggins Funeral Home, 135 Union St., Rockland. A funeral home service will be held Monday, November 10, 2014, at 10 a.m. Burial will follow in Mount Vernon Cemetery in Abington. Dot's expressed wishes were that any donations be made to the Rockland Memorial Library, which she considered "one of the most beautiful and historical buildings in Rockland", Rockland Memorial Library Gift Fund, 20 Belmont St., Rockland, MA 02370. -


Published in The Patriot Ledger on Nov. 7, 2014