Doris ‘Dodo’ Hirsch, 94

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Doris “Dodo” (Fain) Hirsch died on Aug. 10 at Tockwotton on the Waterfront in East Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Norton Hirsch.

Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Tillie (Blacher) Fain and Benjamin Alfred Fain of Providence. She graduated from Pembroke College in 1944 and worked in Providence as a social worker for three years upon graduation. She joined and helped run Balfred Floor Covering Co., a family run floor covering distributor until her retirement in 1993. She was a member of Temple Beth-El and Hadassah.

She was the loving mother of Tobey Lee and her husband Tom Brennan of Brewster, Massachusetts, and John and Susan Hirsch of Pawtucket. She was the loving grandmother of Benjamin and Erica Hirsch of Ellicott City, Maryland, and Joshua and Sara Hirsch of Denver, Colorado. She was the cherished great-grandmother of Zachary, Eliza and Nora. She was the beloved sister of the late Bernard I. Fain.

Contributions in her memory may be made to the Rogers Fund at Tockwotton on the Waterfront, 500 Waterfront Drive, East Providence, RI 02914.