SHREWSBURY, MASS / BURNT HILLS, NY - Dorothy (Pillsbury) Brewster, 95, passed away peacefully at UMass Memorial Healthcare Center-University Campus on Friday, March 3, 2017. Born in Limington, Maine, Dot was a daughter of the late James F. and Bessie J. (Dutton) Pillsbury.

She is affectionately remembered and missed by her sons, [Redacted] E. Brewster and his wife, [Redacted] of Barre and [Redacted] A. Brewster and his wife, [Redacted] of West Boylston; her sister, [Redacted] Pillsbury of Portland; her three grandchildren, [Redacted] LeSuer, [Redacted] Brewster and [Redacted] Brewster; and many nieces and nephews. Dorothy was predeceased by her loving husband of 64 years, Frank E. Brewster, Sr., who passed in 2011; her two brothers, Donald D. Pillsbury and J. Carlton Pillsbury; and her sister, Bettina Spiller.

Dorothy had a RN from Central Maine Hospital in Lewiston and a BS in nursing from the University of Maine in Orono. She married Frank on his return from World War II in 1946 and moved to Pittsfield, Mass. They moved to Burnt Hills in 1959 where they lived until Frank's passing in 2011. Her last years were spent at Shrewsbury Crossings in Shrewsbury, Mass.

Dot was a compassionate person who was loved by all that knew her. She would quickly take interest and connect with strangers. Dot put her experience as a nurturing caregiver to work by devoting her life to raising her two sons. She was a generous, loving, supportive and unselfish women, putting others first. She enjoyed entertaining family and friends especially at the family farm and camp in Maine.

A graveside service honoring Dot's life will be held privately at Limington Village Cemetery, Limington, at the convenience of the family. Funeral arrangements are under the care of Miles Funeral Home, 1158 Main Street, Holden.

Funeral Home

Miles Funeral Home

1158 Main St

Holden, MA 01520

(508) 829-4434

Published in Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram on Mar. 12, 2017