Dorothy (Dotty) Lewis Frank, a native of Oak Bluffs, died on Jan. 16 at home in Tucson, Ariz., where she had lived for the past 34 years. The cause was complications due to diabetes. She was 77.

Dotty was the daughter of Angelica and Manuel A. Lewis, immigrants from Faell, Portugal. They took pride in their daughter’s matriculation from high school on the Vineyard. Dotty went off-Island to attend the Barbizon Beauty School. Her drive and entrepreneurial spirit led her to open Dot’s Beauty Shop on County Road in Oak Bluffs. The shop was attached to the home she shared with her husband Manny Frank. She felt it was an ideal arrangement for her to raise her children, Dale, Leslie and Peter. Dotty was outgoing and gregarious by nature and she enjoyed the friendships she forged with her clients. Over later years, she sustained those friendships with letters and phone calls.

She relocated to Arizona to be closer to her daughter and her grandchildren. There she found work with market research companies that allowed her to apply her natural people skills. Upon retirement, she found time to pursue her interests in crafts, gardening, household projects, local travel and occasional visits to casinos.

She is survived by her children, Dale Frank, Leslie Berryman and Peter Frank and their spouses, respectively, Dawn Evans, Bruce Berryman and Anastasia Frank. Her grandchildren include Hannah, Katherine and Charles Frank of Whately, Christopher Dietz of Mahopac, N.Y., Andre Muzik of Everett, Wash., and Anthony and Natalie Frank of Hanover. Her great-grandchildren include Jenna and Krista Dietz and Devan Hendry-Muzik. She was predeceased by her sisters, Elizabeth Madeiras, Mary Goode and her brother, Manuel Lewis. In addition she lost her nephews, Richard Madeiras, Steven Goode and niece Joyce Balboni. Her former husband, Manuel A. Frank 3rd, died in May 1990.

Visiting hours will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 22, in the Chapman, Cole and Gleason Funeral Home in Oak Bluffs. A funeral service at the funeral home is scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 23 at 10 a.m., officiated by the Rev. Thomas Lopes. Interment will be in the Oak Grove Cemetery in Oak Bluffs. Please join the family at a potluck luncheon at the Portuguese American Club on Vineyard avenue immediately after.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Vineyard Nursing Association, P.O. Box 399, Vineyard Haven, MA 02568.