The Virginian-Pilot
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DATE: Sunday, September 18, 1994             TAG: 9409180021
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B6   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: VIRGINIA BEACH                     LENGTH: Short :   26 lines

JOHN DORSEY

John Dorsey, 72, of the 800 block of Maralon Drive, died Sept. 17, 1994, in Virginia Beach.

Mr. Dorsey was born in Fayette County, Pa., and was a resident of Virginia Beach since 1955. He retired from civil service at NADEPT after 37 years, was a member of Greenbrier Mall Walkers, a Navy veteran of World War II, and the widower of Helen C. Dorsey.

Survivors include a daughter, Julia Hobbs of Virginia Beach; two sons, Mike Dorsey of Virginia Beach and Bill Dorsey of Beckley, W.Va.; two sisters, Ann Moore and Kate Robertson, both of Cleveland, Ohio; eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Rosewood Memorial Park. The family will be at Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Bayside Chapel, from 3 to 5 p.m. today.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB