Brewer, Maine - Dorothy "Dotty" Ruth (Fahey) Russell, 101, of Brewer, Maine, passed away on March 15, 2026, in Tyler, Texas. Dotty was born in Bangor on January 27, 1925, to Joseph D. Fahey and Ruby Spinney Fahey.

She grew up and went to school in the Bangor/Brewer area. She loved to dance - the Jitterbug being her favorite - and did so from WW2 in her teens to well into her 90s where she could be found line dancing with her sister, Jo. She worked many jobs throughout her life, including housewife, secretary, computer assembler and police dispatcher. But the most important thing in her life was her belief and faith in God, followed closely by her love for her family and very dear friends. She was a long-time member of Messiah Baptist Church.

Dotty is survived by her three children, Dolores Gramley and husband, Russ, Herbert Davies and wife, Christine, and William Russell and wife, Pam; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren and several great-great-grandchildren; sister, Margaret Fowler and husband, Richard; and many beloved nieces and nephews.

Family and friends may visit 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Thursday, April 2, 2026, at Kiley & Foley Funeral Service, 69 State St., Brewer. Burial and committal will follow at Pine Grove Cemetery in Bangor.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Bangor Humane Society, 693 Mt. Hope Ave., Bangor, ME 04401. The family wishes to extend their heartfelt gratitude to Rob and Melinda Hinds and Terry and Celeste Tolar for their extraordinary love and friendship that Dotty so cherished. May we all be blessed to have - and to be - friends such as these.