Doris Elizabeth ESSERY

Born in Toronto in 1910, daughter of the late George Wilmot Essery and Lucy Mable (Lucas) Essery, Doris died at Green Gables Manor Nursing Home, Stouffville, Ontario, on Monday, April 8, 2002. She was proud to be a fifth generation descendent of Robert Land of Niagara, U E L. She has gone to join her loving and well loved husband of 49 years, the late Cdr. Cyril Alfred Gilbert, C.D., R.C.N. (1983). Cherished mother of Peter (Barb) of Brighton, Ontario, and Ann of Alcove, Quebec, and grandmother of Megan, Sandy and Gen Gilbert. Predeceased by her sisters Amy (the late Dr. John R. McArthur) and Margaret (the late Dr. Peter Andrachuk). Doris attended Parkdale Methodist (United) Church, Prince of Wales School and Havergal College. She met her future husband on the Empress of Britain in 1932. They moved to Ottawa in 1943 and returned to Toronto in 1982 to be closer to her family. She spent many years at Glynnwood in Thornhill. A funeral service was held in the chapel of the HUMPHREY FUNERAL HOME-A.W. MILES CHAPEL, Toronto, on Wednesday, April 10 at 11 o'clock. In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations in her memory to your local Children's Aid Society or Humane Society. The Ottawa Citizen, 13-04-2002