Dorothy Marguerite MacGibbon
Date de décès : 15 juillet 2008
Dorothy Marguerite MacGibbon - Former Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan resident and newcomer to Barrie, Ontario, Dorothy Marguerite MacGibbon, 71, passed away at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Barrie on Tuesday, July 15th, 2008 with family by her side. Born in Brandon, Manitoba to Tom and Laura (nee Trent) Carter, Dorothy's childhood and early adult years were spent primarily in Moose Jaw where she attended Alexandra Public School, Peacock Technical High School and worked in various downtown businesses. Married in Moose Jaw she then left her hometown to live in Toronto, Ontario, St. John's, Newfoundland and Burlington, Ontario. She returned to Moose Jaw in 1981 to be near family, raise her daughter and work at Service Drug Store. She made one last move in 2004 when she went to live with her daughter and son-in-law in Barrie. Dorothy had four happy years back in Ontario with family and friends before passing away after a brief struggle with cancer. Dorothy is sadly missed and will always be loved by her daughter Allison (nee MacGibbon) Delaney and son-through-marriage Robert Delaney, sister Doreen Buxton of Moose Jaw, brother and sister-in-law Don and Pat Carter of Richmond, B.C. and their family, niece Lori Keesh and husband Ron Keesh of Portland, Oregon and her two faithful and loving "grand-dogs" Abby and Emma. She is also missed by former husband and friend, Sandy MacGibbon of Owen Sound, Ontario, as well as a multitude of friends in Moose Jaw, Barrie and throughout Canada whose lives she touched. A memorial service will be held on Friday, July 25th at 2 p.m. at the Jennett Chapel of the McCLELLAND & SLESSOR Funeral Home, 152 Bradford Street in Barrie L4N 3B5 (705-722-6656). A reception at the funeral home will follow. As an expression of sympathy, and in honour of Dorothy's love of animals, please make a donation to your local Humane Society, SPCA or any animal welfare organization. Words of comfort may be forwarded to the family at dorothymacgibbon@funeralhome.ca All The Wealth of the World Could Not Buy You A Friend Nor Pay You For The Loss Of One.


