Dorthea Rogers Kingsbury
March 25, 1925 – August 18, 2012
Dorothea Rogers “Dot” Kingsbury, 87, of North Beach, MD passed away August 18, 2012 at her daughter’s residence in Chesapeake Beach. She was born March 25, 1925 in Milltown, IN to Archie M. and Eleanor Mayree (Harvey) Rogers. Dot was raised in Monticello; Illinois where she attended public schools and graduated from Monticello High School in 1943. She moved to the Washington, D.C. area for employment during WWII and worked for the Federal Government including time with the FBI, the former Department of Health Education and Welfare, and the Government Printing Office. She retired from government service as the Executive Secretary for Senator Daniel Moynihan in the mid 1980’s. Dot married Stanley Leo Kingsbury on August 26, 1949 in Rockville, MD. They raised their family in Oxon Hill, MD and moved to North Beach in 2006. She was a member of the Morningside, MD VFW Post 9619 Ladies Auxiliary, was active in the PTA at Oxon Hill Elementary where she served as president. She was also an active member of Oxon Hill United Methodist Church. In her leisure time Dot enjoyed sewing, having made the first Redskinette uniforms. She was also fond of watching baseball and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren.
Dot was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Stanley Leo Kingsbury, Jr., who passed away in 2009 and siblings Doris Smith, and Loren and Larry Rogers. She is survived by children Ronald S. Kingsbury and wife Kay of North Beach, Donna L. McNally and husband Michael of Chesapeake Beach, Richard S. Kingsbury of Naples, FL, Bradley L. Kingsbury of Owings, Janice K. Frederickson of North Beach, Joyce M. Kingsbury and husband Jeff Johnson of La Plata and Brian L. Kingsbury of Chesapeake Beach. Also surviving are nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Visitation
Services
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
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