DOROTHY JEAN MCAMMOND

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DOROTHY JEAN MCAMMOND April 16, 1923 November 24, 2012 Dorothy Jean McAmmond (Coulter) was born April 16, 1923 in Naicam SK. She is survived by her loving husband of 69 years, Robert Alexander McAmmond. She is predeceased by her elder sister Gertrude (Jimmy) Ravnborg. She is also survived by her children: Douglas (Terry) McAmmond, Ottawa, ON; Lila (Bob) Davies, Nanaimo BC; Barbara (Ross) Burgess, El Paso, TX; Colleen McAmmond, El Paso, TX; Maureen (Henry) Matejka, Ponoka, AB. Grandchildren are Brian (Karen) McAmmond, Ottawa, ON; Craig (Kori) McAmmond, Ottawa, ON; Kelly (James) Lang, Ottawa, ON; Robb (Tara) Davies, Winnipeg, MB; Joel Davies, Nanaimo, BC; Cal (Jennifer) Burgess, Austin TX; Jenny (Billy) DiGaetano; Stephen Pitt, Calgary, AB; Kevin (Lisa) Pitt, Calgary, AB; Adrianna (Clayton) Borle, Ponoka AB. Also left to miss her are numerous great-grandchildren. Dorothy grew up on a farm in northern Saskatchewan. As a young adult she attended Normal School in Saskatoon and left to teach in Cranberry Portage, MB where she met and fell in love with a young airman who was to become her husband a year later. Following the war, she and Bob, who was by now a telegrapher with the CNR, lived in many station houses in tiny communities across the North and West. They had a challenging but adventurous life together exploring these places until Bob became a dispatcher in Winnipeg. Along the way they had five children. They have lived in Nanaimo for nine years. Dorothy was a caring teacher of young children in grades two and three. She was also a loving and wise mother to her five children and a rock to her husband through their long lives together. A small family service has been held at Yates Funeral Chapel in Parksville, BC. In lieu of flowers, friends and family may wish to donate to the Palliative Care Unit of Nanaimo General Hospital who provided such loving and dignified care in her final days. To send a condolence to the family please visit www.yatesfuneral.ca YATES FUNERAL SERVICE & CREMATORIUM (1-877-264-3848) in care of arrangements.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Nov 28, 2012