Bangor, ME. - Dorothy E.
Canning, 84, beloved wife of
Ross (Bill) Canning, went to be
with her Lord and Savior on
July 4, 2014. She passed away at
the Stillwater Rehab Center in
Bangor, Maine after a lengthy
illness.
Dorothy was born in
Springhill, Nova Scotia on January
4, 1930 to Ira and Dora
Davis. She married Ross on
January 1, 1948 and enjoyed 65
years of marriage. She
remained in Canada until moving
to Lynn in Febuary 1959.
She worked at the Linwood
Hospital for approximately two
years, then continued her nursing
career for another eight
years at the Park Street Manor.
She changed careers and
worked at both the GE’s West
Lynn and Wilmington plants
until she retired in 1990.
She is survived by four children,
Jane Canning of Ceret,
France; Dave and Ayn Canning
of Edmond, OK; Phil and
Elaine Canning of North
Andover, MA; and Shirley
Chrisos of Orrington, ME. Her
other son, Bruce, passed away
in 2011 and her son-in-law, Donald
Chrisos, in 2012.
Other family left to cherish
memories of Dorothy are seven
grandsons, three granddaughters,
11 great grandchildren, and
various nieces
and nephews and
their families.
Ross and
Dorothy enjoyed
at least annual
trips to Nova Scotia,
traveled overseas
several times
and across the
U.S. They loved
nature and made
specific trips to places such as
the Grand Canyon and Yellowstone.
She enjoyed traveling
and knitting, quilting, various
crafts and loved having company
and spending time with family
and friends.
She was a member of the
First Baptist Church of Lynn
for over 50 years. Family will
remember her for her faith,
outstanding culinary skills,
positive attitude, hard work
ethic, and most importantly for
her unselfish devotion and support
of family. The family will
miss her dearly but find comfort
knowing she is with the
Lord.
Service Information: a private
burial service at Pine
Grove Cemetery took place
on July 8, 2014, with the
assistance of Pastor Eric
Nelson of the Lynn Baptist
Church and the Greenlawn
Funeral Home of Bangor.
Canning, 84, beloved wife of
Ross (Bill) Canning, went to be
with her Lord and Savior on
July 4, 2014. She passed away at
the Stillwater Rehab Center in
Bangor, Maine after a lengthy
illness.
Dorothy was born in
Springhill, Nova Scotia on January
4, 1930 to Ira and Dora
Davis. She married Ross on
January 1, 1948 and enjoyed 65
years of marriage. She
remained in Canada until moving
to Lynn in Febuary 1959.
She worked at the Linwood
Hospital for approximately two
years, then continued her nursing
career for another eight
years at the Park Street Manor.
She changed careers and
worked at both the GE’s West
Lynn and Wilmington plants
until she retired in 1990.
She is survived by four children,
Jane Canning of Ceret,
France; Dave and Ayn Canning
of Edmond, OK; Phil and
Elaine Canning of North
Andover, MA; and Shirley
Chrisos of Orrington, ME. Her
other son, Bruce, passed away
in 2011 and her son-in-law, Donald
Chrisos, in 2012.
Other family left to cherish
memories of Dorothy are seven
grandsons, three granddaughters,
11 great grandchildren, and
various nieces
and nephews and
their families.
Ross and
Dorothy enjoyed
at least annual
trips to Nova Scotia,
traveled overseas
several times
and across the
U.S. They loved
nature and made
specific trips to places such as
the Grand Canyon and Yellowstone.
She enjoyed traveling
and knitting, quilting, various
crafts and loved having company
and spending time with family
and friends.
She was a member of the
First Baptist Church of Lynn
for over 50 years. Family will
remember her for her faith,
outstanding culinary skills,
positive attitude, hard work
ethic, and most importantly for
her unselfish devotion and support
of family. The family will
miss her dearly but find comfort
knowing she is with the
Lord.
Service Information: a private
burial service at Pine
Grove Cemetery took place
on July 8, 2014, with the
assistance of Pastor Eric
Nelson of the Lynn Baptist
Church and the Greenlawn
Funeral Home of Bangor.
Bangor, ME. - Dorothy E.
Canning, 84, beloved wife of
Ross (Bill) Canning, went to be
with her Lord and Savior on
July 4, 2014. She passed away at
the Stillwater Rehab Center in
Bangor, Maine after a lengthy
illness.
Dorothy was born in
Springhill, Nova Scotia on January
4, 1930 to Ira and Dora
Davis. She married Ross on
January 1, 1948 and enjoyed 65
years of marriage. She
remained in Canada until moving
to Lynn in Febuary 1959.
She worked at the Linwood
Hospital for approximately two
years, then continued her nursing
career for another eight
years at the Park Street Manor.
She changed careers and
worked at both the GE’s West
Lynn and Wilmington plants
until she retired in 1990.
She is survived by four children,
Jane Canning of Ceret,
France; Dave and Ayn Canning
of Edmond, OK; Phil and
Elaine Canning of North
Andover, MA; and Shirley
Chrisos of Orrington, ME. Her
other son, Bruce, passed away
in 2011 and her son-in-law, Donald
Chrisos, in 2012.
Other family left to cherish
memories of Dorothy are seven
grandsons, three granddaughters,
11 great grandchildren, and
various nieces
and nephews and
their families.
Ross and
Dorothy enjoyed
at least annual
trips to Nova Scotia,
traveled overseas
several times
and across the
U.S. They loved
nature and made
specific trips to places such as
the Grand Canyon and Yellowstone.
She enjoyed traveling
and knitting, quilting, various
crafts and loved having company
and spending time with family
and friends.
She was a member of the
First Baptist Church of Lynn
for over 50 years. Family will
remember her for her faith,
outstanding culinary skills,
positive attitude, hard work
ethic, and most importantly for
her unselfish devotion and support
of family. The family will
miss her dearly but find comfort
knowing she is with the
Lord.
Service Information: a private
burial service at Pine
Grove Cemetery took place
on July 8, 2014, with the
assistance of Pastor Eric
Nelson of the Lynn Baptist
Church and the Greenlawn
Funeral Home of Bangor.
Canning, 84, beloved wife of
Ross (Bill) Canning, went to be
with her Lord and Savior on
July 4, 2014. She passed away at
the Stillwater Rehab Center in
Bangor, Maine after a lengthy
illness.
Dorothy was born in
Springhill, Nova Scotia on January
4, 1930 to Ira and Dora
Davis. She married Ross on
January 1, 1948 and enjoyed 65
years of marriage. She
remained in Canada until moving
to Lynn in Febuary 1959.
She worked at the Linwood
Hospital for approximately two
years, then continued her nursing
career for another eight
years at the Park Street Manor.
She changed careers and
worked at both the GE’s West
Lynn and Wilmington plants
until she retired in 1990.
She is survived by four children,
Jane Canning of Ceret,
France; Dave and Ayn Canning
of Edmond, OK; Phil and
Elaine Canning of North
Andover, MA; and Shirley
Chrisos of Orrington, ME. Her
other son, Bruce, passed away
in 2011 and her son-in-law, Donald
Chrisos, in 2012.
Other family left to cherish
memories of Dorothy are seven
grandsons, three granddaughters,
11 great grandchildren, and
various nieces
and nephews and
their families.
Ross and
Dorothy enjoyed
at least annual
trips to Nova Scotia,
traveled overseas
several times
and across the
U.S. They loved
nature and made
specific trips to places such as
the Grand Canyon and Yellowstone.
She enjoyed traveling
and knitting, quilting, various
crafts and loved having company
and spending time with family
and friends.
She was a member of the
First Baptist Church of Lynn
for over 50 years. Family will
remember her for her faith,
outstanding culinary skills,
positive attitude, hard work
ethic, and most importantly for
her unselfish devotion and support
of family. The family will
miss her dearly but find comfort
knowing she is with the
Lord.
Service Information: a private
burial service at Pine
Grove Cemetery took place
on July 8, 2014, with the
assistance of Pastor Eric
Nelson of the Lynn Baptist
Church and the Greenlawn
Funeral Home of Bangor.
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