Charlotte Dorothy Endean (nee Doney) died on Saturday, June 29th, 2023.
Dorothy is predeceased by her loving husband Mal Endean in 2022. Also predeceased by her mother Margaret May Grant (1951), her Aunt Mercia (whom she always spoke fondly of), her infant son James Russell (1961), her nephew Bill Robinson, and by her beloved sister Betty in 2021.
She leaves behind her son Ronald (Deborah), daughter Bonnie (Andrew), along with 3 granddaughters Kathleen, Melissa, and Kimberley (Vance) plus 3 great grandchildren Elizabeth, Emery, and Mila. She also had 3 great step grandchildren Danielle, Mya and Alia.
Born March 11th, 1931, she began her life in a small cabin located in the northern bush of Alberta’s Peace River Country, near Larkspur. Here her family farmed and her mother ran a trap line.
Around 1938/39, the family moved to BC and arrived via train near Falkland where her grandparents had a farm. From there she moved to Kamloops where she attended North Kamloops Fruitland Elementary school, then to Stuart Wood and finally graduated from Kamloops High School in 1951.
She married her sweetheart Mal on June 16th, 1956 and began a family with the birth of their son Ronald William in 1957. 2 more children followed with a second son James Russell in 1961 (deceased) and finally a daughter Bonnie Mae in 1965.
Dorothy loved her gardens and always had the most beautiful flowers at hand. She planted large vegetable plots from which she cooked her delicious homemade meals. She and Mal built together numerous cabins around the Kamloops area. Home was always an open door to her family and friends. She loved her cats and instilled in her children the love for animals, respect for nature and awareness of how we interact within it.
She lived the last 3 1/2 years at Overlander Residential Care where she was fondly called “Grandma” by staff.
