Molly Anita Doersch, 72 of Sandy Hook, passed away in Danbury Hospital on January 13, 2022 with her family members at her side. Molly was the wife of Ken Doersch. She was born on July 22, 1949 a daughter of Gordon Russell Shuck and Olive Mae Anderson Shuck. Molly previously lived in Calif., Ohio, New York, Washington and Montana. She was a graduate of Winthrop, Washington High School, Class of 1968. She then moved to Butte, Montana and later to Suffern, NY. In Suffern she worked at Geigy Pharmaceuticals where she met her future husband, Ken Doersch. Ken and Molly were married on April 10, 1971 in Suffern. They made their home in Nyack, NY, later moving to Highland Mills, NY and in 1985 they settled in Sandy Hook.
Molly raised three wonderful children, Lisa Renee Shortlidge (Joel) of Derry, New Hampshire; Craig Russell Doersch (Anne) of Sandy Hook; and Julianne Werner (Tommy) of Tallahassee, Florida. She was blessed with 7 grandchildren, Sofia, Olivia, William Henry, David, Emaline, Luke and Taryn. After moving to Sandy Hook, Molly worked at Taunton Press and later on at the Inn at Newtown. She enjoyed gardening, swimming, quilting, sewing and knitting especially for her children and grandchildren.
She is also survived by her brother, Gordon Shuck (Vickie) of Glendive, Montana as well as many nieces and nephews. Predeceased in October 2021 by her younger brother, John Andrew Shuck (Beverly).
Friends may call at the Honan Funeral Home, 58 Main Street, Newtown Monday January 24 from 4:00 to 7:00pm. A Memorial Service will be held Tuesday January 25 at 10:00am at the Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, Sandy Hook. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to either the International Rett Syndrome Association (for her granddaughter Taryn) or Jett Foundation www.jettfoundation.org (Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy) (for her grandson David).