Elvia Callwood Dorset  March 9, 1927 - July 21, 2023

Elvia Callwood Dorset was born on St.Thomas/US Virgin Islands. She is the youngest of three children born to her father, Alphonse Callwood, and was raised by her father and Stepmother, Maude. Her parents and her sisters, Gloria and Vee, predeceased her.

Elvia married Ashton “Nat” Dorset and raised their three children, Olive, Simon, and Theodore, during their 42 years of marriage and communion. Simon, Olive, and Ashton predeceased her.

Elvia leaves behind her son, Theodore Sr., two grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren: Theodore Jr. and his wife Amanda, and James Dorset and his wife Melissa. Elvia adored her four great grandchildren: Theodore Dorset III, 12, Annie Bellino-Dorset, 22, Avery Dorset,1, and Olivia Dorset, 5. Elvia loved all of her children and grandchildren and simply adored her great-grandchildren. She could talk for hours about each of them and all of them with pride and smiles and laughs. Giving them big hugs was her most favorite activity.

Elvia was a visual artist, a talented self-taught pianist and musician, and enjoyed a career as a Master Seamstress. Most of all, she was a Helper and a Friend. She assisted all of her friends and neighbors and just about anyone who needed any kind of help, offering everything from personal advice to legal advice to tax advice. She gave of herself and to others with no expectation of anything in return. She passed on these traits to her children and grandchildren, who called her Great-Great. She will be missed dearly and loved always.

Visiting hours will be Friday, July 28th, 4pm-7pm at Riverdale-on-Hudson Funeral Home, Bronx, New York. Funeral service will be held at the funeral home on Saturday July 29th at 9:00am, followed by interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson NY.

A Message from Nate:

“Great-Great was an amazing teacher. When she would teach me something, she would always have a smile on her face. She taught me to not give up even if something was hard. Her hugs were always the best. She would always make me smile even if I was feeling sad or down. I will forever miss her and her smiles, her hugs, and her advice. I will look back on my time with her every day. She will forever be missed by everyone. She may be gone but she is forever in your heart.”