Dorothy Colby

Newburyport – Dorothy Lee Colby, 85 died April 3, 2018 at High Pointe Hospice House in Haverhill.She was born in 1932 in Pittsfield, NH to the late Albion A. Curtis and Mildred (Hillsgrove) Curtis Adams.Dorothy was first and foremost a strong, Godly woman who loved her Lord Jesus with all her heart and soul. She was also a wonderful wife and mother who deeply loved and was fiercely protective of each one of her family. She spent the first 17 years of her marriage focusing only on her role as a wife and mother, and in later years held various roles as personal assistant to a number of senior managers and executives, retiring at the age of 60 after serving over 15 years in that role at Gordon College in Wenham, MA.She was married in 1952 to her beloved husband, Kenneth Charles Colby. They celebrated 65 wonderful years together, and after retiring in 1992 they traveled extensively across the United States, Canada, and to many places around the world, with a trip to the Holy Land and two caravan trips to Alaska among their highlights. They also attended a number of churches in retirement, including Oxford Advent Christian Church in Oxford, ME (where they also served as Deacon and Deaconess) Byfield Parish Church in Byfield Advent Christian Church in Haverhill and the South Eliot Advent Christian Church in Eliot, ME.In addition to her husband, Dorothy is survived by her children, Kenneth Colby, Jr. (Cheryl) of Danvers Cindy Miller (Jim) of Byfield Robert Colby of Peabody Thomas Colby of Burlington a brother Robert Curtis (Judy) of Leesburg, FL five grandchildren, James Miller, Catelyn Reed (Vincent), Robert Colby, Casey Colby and Brenden Colby and three great grandchildren, Caileigh, Vincent and Julia Reed. She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother Donald Curtis (Priscilla).Family and friends are respectfully invited to attend Dorothy’s life celebration on Saturday, May 12, 2018 from 11:00AM until 1:00PM at Byfield Parish Church, 132 Jackman Street, Byfield. Contributions may be made in her memory to the Alzheimer’s Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington, DC 20090-6011 or http://alz.org/join_the_cause.asp Arrangements are by the Kevin B. Comeau Funeral Home, 486 Main Street, Haverhill. Please visit Comeau Funeral Home on Facebook or www.comeaufuneral.com