Apr 23, 2021
Michel Doherty passed away on Sunday, April 18, 2021 at the age of 96. She was born on December 7th, 1924, in Erie, PA. to Marie Morris and David Lloyd George. She is preceded in death by her brothers, William M. George, David Lloyd, John Lloyd George, and her sister Genevieve Geber. Michel is preceded in death by her husband William K. Rodstein, of Philadelphia, PA, who passed away in 1969, her husband Edward Doherty of Cape Coral, FL, who passed away in 2006, and her beloved son Michael W. Rodstein, who passed away in 2019.
Michel is survived by her son William M. Rodstein and his wife Barbara Rodstein, her niece Marcia Vizzi of West Seneca, New York, and many step grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.
There was so much to Doherty, who died Sunday at 96, that went into that force.
She was a dancer on Broadway in her past, friends with many famous people, a mentor to many area women such as former state Sen. Lizbeth Benacquisto, she was a funder of scholarships to those who were trying to beat addiction and she served as solid support for many others. I was with her when she passed, Benacquisto said. From a professional standpoint, she ran The Cloisters (a Pine Island addiction center) for some time. Through that she touched so many lives . not just the folks who needed treatment themselves and who successfully completed treatment and went on to beat addiction, she helped families heal and grow through the treatment of addiction.