OBITUARY
Dorothy Rhea Chisholm
December 26, 1925 – December 18, 2018
Dorothy Rhea Chisholm (nee Falkenberg), 92 of Calgary, AB formerly of Duncan, BC, Sidney, BC and Edmonton, AB passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on December 18, 2018 at the Rocky View General Hospital in Calgary, AB. Born on December 26, 1925 close to the hamlet of Menaik, AB on a farmstead. She was predeceased by her parents, August Michael Falkenberg and Helen Falkenberg (nee Hiller) of Ponoka, AB and her late husband of 54 years, Gordon Donald Chisholm of Provost, AB.
Dorothy became a successful businesswoman and had received her diploma from Business College when she was very young. She owned several “Ladies Ready to Wear” stores in Edmonton, AB in partnership with her husband Gordon. Their biggest store, Duncan’s Ladywear, was located beside the Hudson’s Bay Company on 102 St & Jasper Avenue which they ran for 37 years.
Dorothy and Gordon spent many enjoyable years hosting family events with their children and grandchildren in their home on the waterfront and on their boat in Sidney, BC. They were lucky enough to travel to Mexico, Hawaii, Australia, the Caribbean, South America, Europe, and Egypt and they had many good friends. They were both very generous with their wealth and loved their children and grandchildren deeply.
She is survived by her daughter Joan Dorothy Chisholm of Calgary, AB, Linda Leslie Chisholm of Vancouver, BC, and Donnis Mae Chisholm of the Gold Coast, Australia; granddaughters Lara Helena Nurme of Ipswich, UK, Simone Sanelma Velev (nee Nurme) of Calgary, AB, Andrea Joan Pratt (nee Nurme) of Calgary, AB, Jessica Bright (nee Hill) of Poulsbou, Washington, US, and Alecia Mae Wilson of Summerside, P.E.I.; and grandsons Jason Douglas Hill of Vancouver, BC, Philip Errol Wilson of Melbourne, Australia, and Peter Gordon Wilson of Brisbane, Australia. She is also survived by eight great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
Relatives and friends are invited for Prayers and a Celebration of Life at Joan’s residence, (308 84 Ave SE), on Friday, December 21, 2018 at 3:00 p.m.
Interment to follow at Mountain View Cemetery in Duncan, BC.
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Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Dorothy Rhea Chisholm 2018..
Source: South Calgary Funeral Centre and Crematorium
Death notice for the town of: calgary, Province: Alberta