Dorothy Scott

Dorothy E. Scott was born October 30, 1932, East of Birch River on the family farm. She was the 5th of 8 children born to Dave and Sarah Moore.

When Dorothy was to be born, her cousin Dorothy Moore McPherson came to help look after the older children and help around the house until Sarah gave birth. That is how she got her first name. As for her second name, Eliza, she hated it with a passion, and would always just say “E”. To this day we still don’t know how she got it.

Growing up Dorothy and her sisters all piled into one bed. Her hair was thick and on most winter mornings her hair was frozen to the log walls. During her morning walks to school Dorothy would hang up her scarf and toque on a tree and would put them back on after school (sounds like she was a little bugger) she was!

Dorothy married Donald Thomas Scott on May 22, 1954 in Flin Flon and later welcomed their two children Shirley Ann and Brian. Dorothy loved being outside with her two children especially in winter. One of their fondest memories of their mom is her pulling them up to kinsmen park, they were always bundled in their hand knit oversized scarves.

When Shirley Ann was about 14 they started to take in children who needed help. She had taken in over 100 children and most of them under 3. She loved the little ones. They had some for a day or two and some longer, much longer. They were treated as their own. Included in all family vacations. Vance, who lived with them over 14 years, remembered a time they were headed west and the first night in P.A. at the Mary Nisbett campground, there was a tornado, it took most of the day to find out if they were all okay and they continued on. Vance always called them mom and dad and still does and wishes he could have been with us today. She continued fostering after grandpa passed away and kept making a difference well into her late 70’s.

Dorothy was happy when her children got married and left home, as they both lived at home until then. She was very happy when grandchildren came along. Chase, Dustin, Rheanne, Sarah and to everyone’s surprise Noel many years later.

She had a way of witching things being an October 30 baby. She told Rhonda since this was a menopausal baby maybe it would be twin girls and so mom told grandma  “Fine if that’s what happens she would show her redneck ways and call them Eliza Jane and Lilly Mae.” Thank goodness we got Noel for many reasons.

September ’85 mom & dad, Dave & Shirley Anne, Ernie & Deanna Kuba were headed to a remote cabin on table lake. Well she said we better take Skipper (grandpa) with us in case we got lost. Well they didn’t get “lost” but Dave couldn’t quite remember where the cabin was and they spent a wonderful night on the rocks. Mom and dad now say that was one of the best nights they had so much fun, a campfire, garlic sausage, Ukrainian music and a little booze (maybe a lot). But at the time they all blamed grandma.

Grandma went to watch every curling game that my mom played with baby Ralph in tow. All the lady’s knew Ralph as the rink baby with no surprise. Ralph did some curling when he was a teenager along with Sarah. Again, Grandma was present for every practise and games. Grandma didn’t like water. Bath water not even up to her ankles, that was almost too much. Brian says she hid under the bow of the boat when crossing the lake.

Any sports the grandkids played at school if asked if she wanted to come to the game there was no hesitation, she went. She was proud of her grandkids and whatever they chose to do. She was never afraid to give them “shit” when they needed it either. She loved them all and loved when she had time with them and her 2 great granddaughters Chloe and Jo-Lynn, she loved watching the ”little firecracker” performing all her cartwheels, somersaults and little Jo-Lynn just watching her growing into a little person. Grandma Scott – all of our friends call her grandma. So many people refer to her as grandma. She was everyone’s grandma.

Before covid for many years Shirley Ann, mom, Emily, Sandra, Bonnie, Clara and Shirley made it a weekly Friday night coffee and laughs at McDonalds, a few others would join when they happen to be there.

Grandma belonged to the Baptist church for years and only stopped when grandpa couldn’t hear anymore. She enjoyed Mr. Seburn’s visits when he came to see them. She had many fond memories of all the families she knew and their children (like the Stallards, Motes, Straus, Vanderguchts, Miltons and more) and when Mom or Shirley Ann  would see any of them and trade hello’s, they would ask how grandma was and when they her, she would get a big smile and tell some story about them.

Well grandma, we love you for everything you have done for all of us, you will leave a very large emptiness in our lives and hearts, but we will speak and think of you always. Say hello to grandpa Scott, you have been separated 19.5 years and sure you are happy being together again.

Love You!