Dorothy Kinsman Keyes
September 7, 1921 — February 21, 2006
Dorothy Kinsman Keyes - 84, a long-time Old Greenwich resident, homemaker and avid gardener died on February 21, 2006 after a brief illness.
Born on September 7, 1921 in Elmira, NY, Mrs. Keyes was the daughter of the late Richard E. and Helen M. Kinsman. She graduated from Elmira Free Academy, Elmira, NY and attended Hood College, Frederick, MD. She married George T. Keyes, Jr., January 30, 1943. They moved to Old Greenwich in 1950. She and her family enjoyed many summers on Keuka Lake, Penn Yan, NY. Mrs. Keyes moved to Edgehill Retirement Community in 2002. Mrs. Keyes was a member of the First Congregational Church of Greenwich, a past President of the RIverside Garden Club and a former member of Rocky Point Yacht Club in Old Greenwich. She was a girl scout leader, a boy scout leader, and a president of the Riverside School PTA. She is survived by one brother, F. William Kinsman of Fairport, NY; and one sister, Mary M. Monroe of Elmira, NY; two children, Susan K. Lynch of Breckenridge, CO; and Richard K. Keyes of Centennial, CO; and five grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, George, in 1993 and her sister Katherine K. Scott. A memorial service celebrating her life is scheduled for Tuesday, March 21, 2006 at 2:30 PM at the First Congregational Church of Greenwich. In lieu of flowers, please give your family a hug. Memorials may be made to the First Congregational Church of Greenwich, 108 Sound Beach Avenue, Old Greenwich, CT 06870 or to the Friends of Greenwich Point, P.O. Box 711, Old Greenwich, CT 06870.
Born on September 7, 1921 in Elmira, NY, Mrs. Keyes was the daughter of the late Richard E. and Helen M. Kinsman. She graduated from Elmira Free Academy, Elmira, NY and attended Hood College, Frederick, MD. She married George T. Keyes, Jr., January 30, 1943. They moved to Old Greenwich in 1950. She and her family enjoyed many summers on Keuka Lake, Penn Yan, NY. Mrs. Keyes moved to Edgehill Retirement Community in 2002. Mrs. Keyes was a member of the First Congregational Church of Greenwich, a past President of the RIverside Garden Club and a former member of Rocky Point Yacht Club in Old Greenwich. She was a girl scout leader, a boy scout leader, and a president of the Riverside School PTA. She is survived by one brother, F. William Kinsman of Fairport, NY; and one sister, Mary M. Monroe of Elmira, NY; two children, Susan K. Lynch of Breckenridge, CO; and Richard K. Keyes of Centennial, CO; and five grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, George, in 1993 and her sister Katherine K. Scott. A memorial service celebrating her life is scheduled for Tuesday, March 21, 2006 at 2:30 PM at the First Congregational Church of Greenwich. In lieu of flowers, please give your family a hug. Memorials may be made to the First Congregational Church of Greenwich, 108 Sound Beach Avenue, Old Greenwich, CT 06870 or to the Friends of Greenwich Point, P.O. Box 711, Old Greenwich, CT 06870.
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