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Winnifred Ruth Overend (nee Dobbin)

September 2, 2017

July 5, 1919 - September 2, 2017

Win was born in Lindsay Ontario, the second of 11 children, to her parents Millen and Myrtle Dobbin.

The family moved to Toronto in 1938 where Win attended secretarial school. She worked in Toronto and New York city during the war years for the Australian Consulate before returning to Toronto and marrying Edward Clarence Overend in 1952. Win and Ed had three children, Paul Edward, Catherine Jane and Daniel George. Win returned to work outside the home in 1963 as an elementary school teacher and retired in 1983. Edward had passed away in 1969 and in 1995 she moved to Nanaimo to be closer to her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Throughout her life,

Win's greatest love and devotion was to her family. She enjoyed the company of friends, travel, and many hobbies. She was an accomplished artist painting in oil, watercolour, and acrylic. She counted gardening, reading and music among her many interests in life which she pursued with joy until her final day.

As Win was involved with children for much of her life, her wish was that donations in her memory be made to any organization in support of children in need. A private memorial will be held in Nanaimo on September 23rd and another in Ontario in the spring of 2018.



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