Dorothy Porter Armstrong

Armstrong, Dorothy P., 95, October 30, 2009.  Arrangements by Hope Memorial Chapel, Biddeford.  Interment to be held in the Island Falls Cemetery.
    PORTLAND – Dorothy Porter Armstrong, 95, went to be with her Lord on October 30, 2009. She was born August 5, 1914, in Littleton, the daughter of Charles Beardsley and Mae Taylor Porter.
    Dot attended the Ross One Room School in Littleton with her four brothers. She attended the Ricker Classical Institute and graduated from the Madigan Hospital Nursing School in 1936. She has resided in Portland, over the past several years.
    Dot dedicated her adult life to her profession as a nurse. She worked as a private duty nurse in Presque Isle and Houlton hospitals and was employed by the Milliken Memorial Hospital in Island Falls until its closing in 1974. She worked as a Visiting Nurse and taught nurses aid courses in Houlton, Island Falls and Sherman until her “retirement” at age 62. During her retirement, she worked as a companion for several elderly friends which allowed her to travel during the winter months.
    Dot was a leader in her profession and active in her church and community. She was a board member and 1st Vice President of the Northern District of the American Nurses’ Association and attended the International Congress of Nurses at Montreal, CA in 1969. She was an organist, taught Sunday School, sang in the church choir and directed the Junior Choir of the United Baptist Church in Island Falls. She was active in the 4-H Club, the PTA, the Big Valley Snowmobile Club, the IF Historical Society and the IF Senior Citizens, serving as the first president. In her spare time, she could be found tending her flower gardens.
    She enjoyed many cruises including the Inside Passage to Alaska, Mexico and Hawaii. Her wish to tour the Holy Land was fulfilled as she visited the many locations of Biblical history. Upon moving to Houlton in 1988, she enjoyed fellowship at the Military Street Baptist Church, participated in the Houlton Garden Club, Houlton Regional Hospital Auxiliary and the Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum. She was devoted to her family and church and enjoyed nature, snowmobiling, music, sports and loved dogs. Dot was united in marriage with Earl W. Armstrong on April 17, 1938, in Monticello.
    She is survived by her son, Richard and his wife, Penny (Bradbury) Armstrong of Cape Elizabeth, ME; her daughter, Norma (Armstrong) and her husband Dwight Faulkner of Atlanta, GA; three grandchildren, Mary Frances (Kmetz) Rosa and her husband Mark,  of Greensboro, NC; John Kmetz of Watertown, CT and Kathryn Kmetz of Portsmouth, NH; several nieces and nephews and many wonderful friends. She was predeceased by her parents, Charles and Mae Porter; her husband, Earl W. Armstrong; four brothers, Percy, Dr. Willis (Bill), Charles (Gus) and Cecil Porter; nephew, Roger Porter; and son-in-law, Dr. John T. Kmetz.  
    The interment will be at the Island Falls Cemetery and a memorial service will be held at a date to be determined.  In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the United Baptist Church, Island Falls, Maine; the Littleton Maine Baptist Church; or the Military Street Baptist Church of Houlton, Maine.