Obituary of Donald MacKinnen Dodge

Mr. Dodge was born in Queens, N.Y., and moved to The Villages from Greenwood Lake, N.Y., in 1999. He retired from Bell Atlantic after 35 years of service; attended Church on the Square, The Villages; was a U.S. Army veteran; and his hobbies were racquetball, pickleball, water skiing, boating, and sailing. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy M.; daughters Joan Green, McLean, Va., Canece Curry, San Diego, Calif.; sons James Dodge, Medfield, Mass., Darryl Curry, Branchville, N.J.; sisters Beverly Bennett, Huntington, N.Y., Lynn Mazza, Neponset, N.Y., Nancy Webb, The Villages; and four grandchildren. Visitation will be 3-6 p.m. Sunday, March 7, at Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services, The Villages. Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Monday, March 8, at the funeral home. Burial will be at Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to American Liver Association, 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 603, New York, NY 10038 or Scleroderma Foundation, 300 Rosewood Drive, Suite 105, Danvers, MA 01923. Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services, The Villages, is in charge of arrangements.