DOROTHY SHOTBOLT

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DOROTHY SHOTBOLT On Thursday, November 9, 2000, at the Portage District General Hospital, Dorothy Shotbolt, of Portage la Prairie, formerly of Amaranth, Man., widow of the late Charles Arthur Shotbolt, surrounded by many family members, peacefully passed away at the age of 86 years. Prayer service will be held in the Chapel of the Omega Funeral Home on Monday, November 13 at 7:30 p.m. Funeral Mass will be held at St. Johns Roman Catholic Church on Tuesday, November 14 at 11:00 a.m. with the Rev. Father Wayne Morrissey officiating. Interment will follow in the family plot at Hillside Cemetery. Dorothy was born October 11, 1914, daughter of Walter and Mary Shier at Kenmare, North Dakota. As a young girl, the family moved to Estervan, Sask., where she was raised and received her education. On August 6, 1931 she married Charles Shotbolt in Portage la Prairie. They then farmed in the Leifur District for a number of years. In 1940 they moved to Amaranth where her husband was employed with the Western Gypsum Mines. In 1960 they moved to Portage la Prairie where she was employed at the Woolworth Department Store for a short time before she became employed at the Manitoba Developmental Centre until her retirement in 1979. Dorothy was of the Roman Catholic Faith. She was a very avid reader especially the history of the Royal Family and biographies. As a pastime she enjoyed handicrafts, rug hooking, quilting and later she enjoyed crocheting. Her family were very special to her and looked to her for spiritual leadership. Predeceased by her parents, Walter and Mary Shier; husband Charles in 1991 after 59 years of marriage; son Gerald in 1999; daughter Sharon (Gordon) Ogilvie in 1967; two brothers, Ralph Shier and David LaBlanc; two sisters, Lena Cowan, Margaret Mann; she leaves to mourn her passing her sons, Keith (Lillian) of Delta, B.C., Richard (Diane) two daughters, Beatrice (William) Robb, Faye (Robert) Nickart all of Portage la Prairie; her daughter-in-law Grace of Winnipeg; 11 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren. Also surviving are twin sisters, Doreen Thompson of Brandon, Doris LeBlanc of Estevan, Sask., and numerous nieces and nephews. Should friends so desire, memorial donations may be made to the Canadian Diabetes Association, 102-310 Broadway, Winnipeg, MB, R3C 0S6. The Omega Funeral Home in care of the arrangements. Friends may leave a message of sign the register book at our website www.legacy.com "Where life stories live on".

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Nov 13, 2000