Dorothy M. Hartman-Diggle

Dorothy (Bunny) Hartman-Diggle passed away on Wednesday October 22, 2025, in Northampton surrounded by her family. She was born in Patterson, New Jersey and moved to Western Massachusetts at the age of six. She attended Easthampton public schools and, in sixth grade, met her future husband, William Diggle.

She graduated from Easthampton High School in 1971. Dorothy went on to earn her Bachelor’s degree in history and a Master’s degree in education. The bulk of her teaching career was spent in Springfield, as creating educational opportunities for urban young people was important to her. She was an adjunct professor at the University of Massachusetts and finished her career as a Principal at Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion School in Hadley.

Dorothy was a voracious reader and lover of the arts, frequently taking her two children, Carey Mandeville of Sebring, Florida, and Lucas Diggle of Bradford, Vermont to local museums and trips to surrounding New England states. She is survived by her husband William, her two children, her daughter-in-law Jessica Lange, and four adoring grandchildren, Owen, Adler, Arthur, and Arrow Diggle all of Bradford, Vermont. At Dorothy’s request all services will be private and she will be interred in Brookside Cemetery, Easthampton at a private ceremony.