Dorothy Hilda Goetzheimer

Dorothy H. Goetzheimer Asheville, NC ~ Dorothy Hilda Goetzheimer, 84, of Asheville, passed away on July 21, 2009. She was born on December 29, 1924 in Bronx, NY to the late Frederick William and Agnes Hilda Leworthy. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Frank, to whom she had been married for 60 years. She was an alumnus of James Monroe High School, New York, NY and Harriman College, Harriman, NY, where she earned a degree in business administration. Dorothy was a resident of Goshen, NY and Blooming Grove, NY for 33 years and of Asheville for 17 years. During WWII, Dorothy was one of the first women hired by the US Trust Company, a traditionally all male company. She later worked for Ann Cantor Studios as an artists' and photographers' representative working with top advertising agencies. In 1945, at Standard Oil, she worked for Roy E. Stryker of Farm Security Administration fame, in Standard Oil's photographic library. From 1951-55, Dorothy was employed by Singer Manufacturing Company in the president's office. In 1947, she married Frank J. Goetzheimer, a WWII combat photographer, at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church in New York. From 1946-1992, she worked with Frank as co-owner and operator of their portrait and commercial photography and graphic arts business. In 1972, Dorothy became the executive director of the Mental Health Association in Orange County, NY and in 1980, accepted the executive director position of the Sarah Wells Girl Scout Council, Inc. (one of 330 Girl Scout Councils in the United States at that time). Dorothy was a member of the St. John the Divine Roman Catholic Church and Altar Rosary Society in Goshen, NY. She was a past president of the League of Women Voters of Orange County South, a member of the Goshen Art Group and served as Chairman of Arts and Crafts for Goshen's 250th anniversary celebration in 1964. An animal lover, Dorothy's other interests included oil painting, interior decorating, landscaping and gardening, politics, history and reading. Dorothy is survived by her daughter, Carol E. Goetzheimer, of Decatur, GA; one brother, Russell F. Leworthy of Congers, NY and thirteen nieces and nephews. Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian is assisting the family. The family requests that in lieu of flowers memorials be made to a charity of one's choice.