Dorothy (Cleaves) Rodgers Jordan

Dorothy (Cleaves) Rodgers Jordan June 4, 1925 December 4, 2012 Freeport- Dorothy (Cleaves) Rodgers Jordan passed away December 4, 2012, at Maine Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born June 4, 1925 in Portland to Mary Stearns and Robert E. Cleaves, Jr. She attended the Maine School for the Deaf, then public schools graduating from Deering High School in 1943. She received her BA degree from Colby College in 1947. She was a member of Delta Delta Delta Sorority, Maine Association of the Deaf, and Maine Deaf Senior Citizens. She served on the boards of the State Deaf Advisory committee and the Maine Center on Deafness. A resident of Belfast for 38 years, she moved to Portland on her retirement and married Clay C. Jordan. They lived in Scarborough and then moved to the Woods at Canco in Portland. From July 2011-Sept 2012 she lived with her son Robert in Freeport and from Sept 2012 until her death she was a resident at Hawthorne House in Freeport. She was employed as Head Cook in the Belfast public school system for eleven years and then at Penobscot Bay Medical Center Pharmacy in Rockport as an Hyperal Admixture Technician. In Portland, she worked for eight years for Goodwill Industries at Caron House, a home for deaf adults with mental problems as a direct care giver. She was pre-deceased by her first husband, Clifton Rodgers in 1984 and her eldest son, Scott Rodgers in 1990. Also her sister, Bernice Lovejoy of Centennial, Colorado and her brother Robert Cleaves III of Cumberland Foreside. She lost her second husband, Clay C Jordan, in May, 2006. She is survived by her son and his wife, Robert and Simone Rodgers of Freeport, a step-son Kenyon Jordan and his wife Therese of Colorado Springs, Colorado and a step-daughter Deborah Nelson and her husband Peter of Westbrook. Her grandchildren are Scott's children; Dr. Amy and her husband Robert Dudley of Saco; Kristin Rodgers in Seattle and Jonathan Rodgers and his wife, Danielle in Massachusetts. She also had three great-grandchildren. Her step-grandchildren Travers and Rioux Jordan of Colorado Springs and Dr. Michael Mahoney of Sacramento, California. Her sister-in-law, Helen Cleaves of Cumberland Foreside and many nieces and nephews. At her request, there will be no funeral. Her cremated remains will be interred beside her first husband, Clifton, in Brooklawn Memorial Park in Portland at a private service. Arrangements are by A.T. Hutchins Funeral & Cremation Services, Portland. To offer words of condolence and share memories with the family, please go to the obituaries section at www.athutchins.com. If desired, memorial contributions may be made to: Maine Association of the Deaf, C/O Bonnie Snow, 126 Orchard Road Sebago, ME 04029 or to Maine Deaf Senior Citizens C/O Millbrook Estate 300 East Bridge Street Westbrook, ME 04092

Dorothy (Cleaves) Rodgers Jordan

June 4, 1925 - December 4, 2012

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