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Dorothy Pentland Kirkwood (nee Ferguson)
October 13, 1925 – November 10, 2018
It is with deep sadness that the family of Dorothy Kirkwood announces her passing on November 10, 2108 at Deer Lodge Centre, Winnipeg.
Dorothy is survived by her son Iain, daughter Una and her husband Nick Shworak and her cherished granddaughters Jocelyn and Alexandra. Also surviving is her sister Caroline Inglis, nephew Charlie Inglis (Jan), niece Dorothy Parker and sister-in-law Mary Zarie. Dorothy was predeceased by her husband Hugh in January, 2000.
Dorothy was born in Honeysuckle Cottage at Nine Mile Burn, Scotland, on October 13, 1925, younger daughter of Charles and Charlotte Ferguson. Dorothy earned her General Teaching Certificate at the Moray House College of Education in Edinburgh in 1945. In 1951 she set out on a new adventure and came to Winnipeg as an exchange teacher for a year. She went home to Scotland after her exchange year only to return to Canada a year later to take on the role of Grade One teacher in Flin Flon, Manitoba. It was in Flin Flon that Dorothy met Hugh, another new Scottish immigrant. They married in 1954 in Winnipeg and welcomed son Iain in 1955. In 1958 the family moved from Flin Flon to Brandon, Manitoba and welcomed daughter Una. In 1970 the family moved to Winnipeg. Dorothy taught Kindergarten in Brandon and Winnipeg, retiring from Mulvey School in 1986. Dorothy enjoyed knitting and baking and with Hugh by her side entertaining friends and family in their St. James home.
Special thanks to the staff at Deer Lodge Centre for 6 years of tender loving care and to the kind people at The High Tea Bakery who always made Dorothy feel like a special guest.
A memorial service will be held Friday, November 16 at 2:00 pm at Westwood Presbyterian Church on the corner of Westwood and Browning, the Reverend Peter Bush officiating.
Donations in Dorothy’s memory may be sent to the Westwood Presbyterian Church Building Fund, 197 Browning Boulevard, Winnipeg, MB R2Y 1H5 or to the Auxiliary of the Deer Lodge Centre, 2109 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3J 0L3.
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Dorothy Pentland Kirkwood nee Ferguson 2018..
Death notice for the town of: Winnipeg, Province: Manitoba