Obituary of Doris Pauline DEWOLFE

1914 – 2016 Doris DeWolfe of Calgary passed away peacefully on March 25, 2016 at the age of 101 years. She was born in Calgary on June 24, 1914, and raised in the community of Mount Royal. Doris attended Earl Grey School and Western Canada High School. She graduated from Calgary Normal School in 1939. Doris retired in 1967, following a rewarding teaching career with the Calgary Board of Education. She married John DeWolfe, her devoted husband of 47 years, in 1963. They spent many happy years together in their home in the community of Britannia. Doris was a long-standing member of First Baptist Church. She was predeceased by her husband, John; her parents, Ainsley and Laura Young; her three siblings, Crawford Young and her sister-in-law Kathleen Young, Audrey Young, Winona Branton and her brother-in-law, Raymond Branton. Doris is survived by her niece, Audrey Oppel of Victoria, BC and her great-nephews, Lloyd (Laurel) and children of Vancouver, BC and Kenneth (Philippa) and children of Toronto, ON, together with many relatives, primarily in Nova Scotia. Funeral Services will be held at McINNIS & HOLLOWAY (Park Memorial, 5008 Elbow Drive S.W. Calgary, AB) on Friday, April 1, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. Graveside Service to follow at Burnsland Cemetery. Condolences may be forwarded through www.mcinnisandholloway.com. Special thanks to the management and staff of Secura Care Homes Inc., Classic LifeCare and Signature Care Corporation and in particular her long-time caregiver, Ana Martinez, for the dedicated care and companionship she extended to Doris. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the donor’s choice. In living memory of Doris DeWolfe, a tree will be planted at Fish Creek Provincial Park by McINNIS & HOLLOWAY FUNERAL HOMES, Park Memorial, 5008 ELBOW DRIVE S.W. Calgary, AB, T2S 2L5, Telephone: 403-243-8200.