Dorothy Helen Mckinney

Dorothy Helen McKinney, 89, of Messiah Lifeways, Mechanicsburg, formerly of New Cumberland died Thursday, September 1, 2022 at Messiah.

She was a retired Elementary Art School Teacher from West Shore School District and former Reference Librarian at the New Cumberland Public Library. A graduate of the former Indiana State Teachers College, she received her Masters of Education from Penn State University. She was a member of Soroptomist International of the West Shore, Theatre Harrisburg, Daughters of the American Revolution, Daughters of the Colonists, and Baughman Memorial United Methodist Church.

She was born August 11, 1933 in White Twp., Indiana County, PA to the late Robert and Mary (Beatty) McKinney and also preceded in death by a niece, Marcy Jill Baggette.

She is survived by her brother, Donald W. McKinney of Alexandria, VA; an aunt, Virginia Beatty Bruce of Indiana; nephew, Donn McKinney; grandnephew, Caleb; and grandniece, Abbey.

Visitation will be from 10am until the memorial service at 11am Wednesday, September 14th at Parthemore Funeral Home, New Cumberland. Private interment will be in Grove Chapel Lutheran Church Cemetery, Indiana.

Memorial contributions may be made to New Cumberland Public Library, or Baughman Memorial United Methodist Church.