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Age 83, passed away peacefully Dec. 4th, 2017 at home in Halifax, in the loving hands of her caretakers after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. Born March 23, 1934 in Sydney, NS, Dolores was the daughter of the late James "Cecil" and Mary Margaret "Mae" (nee MacAurther) Watters. Dolores will be remembered as a caring wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt. She graduated high school from Holy Angels Convent (1952) in Sydney and went on to graduate from St. Martha’s Hospital School of Nursing (1955) in Antigonish, NS. A dedicated and caring nurse, her career included working in Boston, Mass., Montreal, Que. and Halifax, NS where she would meet her husband while working at the Halifax Infirmary. She would leave nursing and become a homemaker and wonderful cook to her two "boys"; husband Stan and son John. She dabbled in painting, enjoyed antiquing and loved playing with the family dogs; our adopted Golden Retriever, "Kimmie", being her favourite. Dolores is survived by her son John (Darlene), step-grandchildren Stephan and Michael Desfosses, sister Karen Laprise (Michel), sister-in-law Regina, and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband Dr. Stan Lannon, her sister Eileen Doggett and brothers Jimmy and Winston Watters. Special thanks go out to the many "Newfoundland Ladies" that cared for her over the years. One in particular deserves a tremendous amount of recognition. Gloria tended to "Nan" for more than 10 years extending her quality of life in an extraordinary number of ways. Your dedication, loyalty, quality of care and professionalism will never be forgotten. Thank you very much Gloria. It was her wish to be cremated. Burial to occur alongside Stan, at Dermot McGettigan Memorial Cemetery, in Southeast Placentia, NL, at 10am on Saturday, December 30th. In lieu of flowers please send donations to The Alzheimer’s Society. To leave a message of condolence, please visit www.mahersfuneralhome.ca.