DOROTHY ADELINE HAINES

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DOROTHY ADELINE HAINES Dorothy Adeline Haines, aged 82, of Lake Despair, Ontario passed away at LaVerendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ontario on Thursday, May 29, 2008. She was born on June 30, 1925 in Trout Creek, Ontario to the late Peter and Hilda Albert. Dorothy moved to the Rainy River District with her family when she was nine years old. Before marriage she worked as a Telephone Operator for a period of time. On October 14, 1944 Dorothy was united in marriage to Leonard Haines. Dorothy worked at various hospitals in the Rainy River District and in the McCreary Hospital from 1969 until 1982 as a (LPN) Licensed Practical Nurse for a number of years before her retirement. Dorothy enjoyed working with people in the community and the Knox United Church in Emo, and the United Church in McCreary where she belonged to the church groups and sang in choir. She also enjoyed her crafts, knitting and crocheting. She lived close to the earth and enjoyed gardening, wild life, and held a genuine concern with environmental issues. Dorothy was also a private person, but first and foremost in her life were her family whom she loved and treasured, and her cherished companion of 14 years, Roy Aliff. Dorothy is survived by four children, Leonard and wife Charlotte of Saskatoon, SK., Nadine and husband Steven Donaldson of Denfield, ON, Lyall and wife Debbie Haines of Kelowna, BC, Lisa and husband Bryan MacGillivray of Elie, MB., eight grandchildren, Kristin, Neil, Darren, Matthew, Brandon, Sarah, Tiffany and David; two great-grandchildren, Hugh McFarlane and Jared Wright; and one brother Mervyn Albert of Fort Frances, ON. She was predeceased by her husband Leonard Haines in 1992; one sister Helen and one brother Jack. A memorial service will be held at a later date in Devlin, ON and interment in Emo, ON. Should friends so desire, in memoriam donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society. Die when I may, I want it said of me by those who know me best that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Jun 04, 2008