Stache, Dorothy Evelyn, 97, beloved sister, wife, aunt, mother, grand-mother, and great grand-mother passed away on October 25, 2021. Dorothy was born to the late Helen (Dolan) Witt and Frank Witt January 31, 1924 in Jersey City, NJ… later the family moved to Bellaire, Queens, NY. Dorothy was the second of 6 children. Dorothy was predeceased by her beloved husband of 34 years E. Gerard (Jerry) Stache MD, father-in-law Ernest Stache and mother-in-law Josephine Stache, sister-in-law Therese Stache, brother-in-law Robert Stache and sister-in-law Eleanor, brother James Witt and sister-in-law Eileen Witt, brother Edward Witt, brother Eugene Witt and sister-in-law Irene Witt. Dorothy is survived by sister Marian Van Delft, brother Frank Witt, and sister-in-law Dorothy Witt.

Dorothy is survived by her 5 children Jo Ellen Stache, Jerry Stache, Robert Stache and daughter-in-law Jo Anne Stache, Jane McKay and son-in-law John McKay, Paul Stache and daughter-in-law Leslie Stache. Dorothy is survived by grand-children Michael Stache, Elizabeth McKay, Kimberlee and Matt Huelsman, Andrew and Cassandra Stache, Nicholas and Gina McKay, David McKay, and Meghan Stache; and great-grand children Miles McKay, Wyatt McKay, and Alexander Stache. And many many more dear and beloved nieces and nephews. Dorothy was also God-Mother to her brother Frank, and nieces Elaine Luse, Suzanne Duroy, and Jacquelin Witt. After high school graduation in 1941, Dorothy was graduated as an RN from Mary Immaculate Hospital and School of Nursing in Jamaica, NY in 1944.

Dorothy enlisted in the U.S. Army Nurse Corp in 1944 and was commissioned as 1st Lieutenant until the end of the war before returning to civilian life in 1945. Dorothy returned to Mary Immaculate and it was there she met her beloved husband Jerry “on the floor” of the hospital. At the same time Jerry completed his internship and residency at Mary Immaculate following his discharge from the Army and tour in the Philippines in 1946. Dorothy and Jerry married in 1947 and later that year they moved to Monrovia, Liberia on the Firestone Rubber Plantation; Jerry was a surgeon there. Their two eldest children Jo Ellen and Jerry were both born in Liberia. After 2 1/2 years in Africa the family returned to Long Island, NY in 1950. There they settled into the suburbs of Westbury, Wantagh, and N. Bellmore; and it was there they raised their 5 children. In the late 80s Dorothy was President of the Wantagh chapter of the Knights of Columbus Women’s Auxiliary. Dorothy moved to Orlando, FL in 1989 before returning to Yorktown Heights, NY in 1996 to live for over 25 years. Dorothy held the office of secretary-treasurer of her condo association for a number of years. Dorothy has had a long and wonderful life and will be sorely missed; however we - her family and friends - hold many fond memories of life with her; she was a wonderful and loving friend and mom; she was a proud and private person and captain of her ship until the very very end…she was also a mean Scrabble player in her earlier years! In lieu of flowers donations can be made in Dorothy’s name to: The American Cancer Society www.cancer.org

Donations may be made in Dorothy's name to: The American Cancer Society www.cancer.org The American Macular Degeneration Foundation www.macular.org/