Annita Theresa Dobson, 97, of Melbourne, passed away on Tuesday, April 6th. She was born
in the Bronx, NY on December 30th, 1923 to Dario and Olga Vitelli. She is predeceased by her
husband of 64 years, Howard C. Dobson. They lived together in the Bronx, NY before relocating
to Melbourne in 1972. She enjoyed spending time with and entertaining friends and family. She
was a member of Ascension Catholic Church. She is predeceased by her sisters, Pauline and
husband, Norman, Olga and husband, Donald, and Marie and husband, Ken as well as
brothers, Dario & Louis. She is survived by her sister-in-law, Sandy Vitelli, her children: Charles
Dobson, Doreen Burgess, Ronald Dobson and daughter-in-law, Carol as well as 8
grandchildren: Shannon Brignola and husband, Guy, Christopher Burgess, Jason Dobson, Kelly
Harm and husband, Michael, Janssen Dobson and wife Holly, Ryan Dobson and wife Nora,
Keith Dobson and partner Laura, and Cierra Dobson and husband, Jon Crawford. She is also
survived by 7 great grandchildren: Noah Dobson, Grace and Michael Brignola, Noah and Abigail
Burgess, and Emily and James Harm. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that donations
be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. www.cff.org Anyone wishing to send the family a
message or share a story is asked to visit Annita's Memorial Page at www.davisseawinds.com.