Dorothy
Dorothy Grotkowski
d. December 2, 2008
Mrs. Dorothy """"Dot"""" Nickerson Grotkowski, age 85, resident of Diamondhead, passed away on Tuesday, December 2, 2008, in Gulfport.
Mrs. Grotkowski was a native of Boston, MA, where her family arrived in 1637. Her family heritage included being a descendant of William Nickerson, who founded the town of Chatham, MA on Cape Cod. She was an active member of the Nickerson Family Association, member of Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church in Bay St. Louis, and was a devoted wife and mother. She was a great lover of music, boating, and cultivating roses. She had a particular affection for Cape Cod, Nova Scotia, and Mississippi.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Edward J. Grotkowski; parents, Howard Clinton and Mildred Lyle Nickerson; brother, Howard Clinton Nickerson, II; and granddaughter, Tara Rose Grotkowski.
She is survived by sons, Edward Michael Grotkowski of Diamondhead, James Robert Grotkowski and his wife Doreen of Diamondhead; grandchildren, Jimmy Grotkowski, Gina Grotkowski, and Hugh Grotkowski.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, December 3, 2008 from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 19130 Commission Road, Long Beach, and on Thursday, December 4, 2008, from 1-3 p.m. A procession will leave the funeral home at 3:15 p.m. for the Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady of the Gulf in Bay St. Louis at 4:00 p.m. Burial in Hyannis, MA on Cape Cod will be Monday, December 8, 2008, at St. Francis Cemetery.
An online guestbook may be signed at riemannfamily.com.
Mrs. Grotkowski was a native of Boston, MA, where her family arrived in 1637. Her family heritage included being a descendant of William Nickerson, who founded the town of Chatham, MA on Cape Cod. She was an active member of the Nickerson Family Association, member of Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church in Bay St. Louis, and was a devoted wife and mother. She was a great lover of music, boating, and cultivating roses. She had a particular affection for Cape Cod, Nova Scotia, and Mississippi.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Edward J. Grotkowski; parents, Howard Clinton and Mildred Lyle Nickerson; brother, Howard Clinton Nickerson, II; and granddaughter, Tara Rose Grotkowski.
She is survived by sons, Edward Michael Grotkowski of Diamondhead, James Robert Grotkowski and his wife Doreen of Diamondhead; grandchildren, Jimmy Grotkowski, Gina Grotkowski, and Hugh Grotkowski.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, December 3, 2008 from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 19130 Commission Road, Long Beach, and on Thursday, December 4, 2008, from 1-3 p.m. A procession will leave the funeral home at 3:15 p.m. for the Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady of the Gulf in Bay St. Louis at 4:00 p.m. Burial in Hyannis, MA on Cape Cod will be Monday, December 8, 2008, at St. Francis Cemetery.
An online guestbook may be signed at riemannfamily.com.
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