Enjoyed sewing and knitting

Published May 23, 2019

NORTH READING — NancyAnn (Dodge) Brothers, 92, of North Reading, formerly of Brookline, died Sunday, May 12, 2019 at Royal Meadow View in North Reading.

Born in Melrose on November 17, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Paul James “Papa” Dodge, M.D., and Budgie L. (Whiteside) Dodge.

NancyAnn was a graduate of Fryeburg Academy in Fryeburg, Maine. She worked for many years for the Boston Medical Labs.

She was a strong-willed, loving mother who gave her all to her family. She was a survivor of hardship. NancyAnn was a homemaker and she loved sewing and knitting.

Family members include her loving children, David Brothers of Warner, N.H., daughter, Cheryl McCann of Haverhill and late son, Steven Brothers; grandchildren, Aaron Brothers of Vista, Calif., Daniel Brothers of Laconia, N.H., Jeremy McCann of Arlington, and a great-grandson, Landen Brothers of Laconia, N.H.

Services will be private. Arrangements are by the Croswell Funeral Home, 19 Bow Street, North Reading. For online condolences, please visit: www.croswellfuneralhome.com.