Dorothy Gertrude CHUTE

1921 - 2007  (86 years)

• Name	Dorothy Gertrude CHUTE
  Birth	18 Mar 1921	Vancouver, British Columbia
  Gender	Female
  Death	17 Apr 2007	Nepean, Ottawa, Ontario   [1]
  Burial	Y  [2]
  Siblings	3 brothers and 1 sister
  + 1. Henry Franklin CHUTE,   b. 7 Aug 1912, Vancouver, British Columbia d. 13 Jul 1986, Willowdale, Toronto, Ontario  (Age 73 years) + 2. Gordon Ethelbert CHUTE,   b. 15 May 1915, Natal, British Columbia d. 5 May 2005, Abilene, Taylor, Texas  (Age 89 years)   3. Verna Elizabeth CHUTE,   b. 31 Jul 1917, Vancouver, British Columbia d. May 1920, Vancouver, British Columbia  (Age 2 years) + 4. Dorothy Gertrude CHUTE,   b. 18 Mar 1921, Vancouver, British Columbia d. 17 Apr 2007, Nepean, Ottawa, Ontario  (Age 86 years) + 5. Robert Elmer CHUTE,   b. 10 Mar 1922, Toronto, Ontario d. 30 Jun 2002, Orillia, Ontario  (Age 80 years)
  Person ID	I15763	bmds
  Last Modified	1 Sep 2020

  
  

  Father	Vernon Ethelbert CHUTE,   b. 30 Aug 1888, Somerset, Kings, Nova Scotia d. 25 May 1973, Willowdale, Toronto, Ontario (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Mary Eva OGDEN,   b. 11 Nov 1886, Durham, Ontario d. 16 Mar 1977, York, York, Ontario (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F6433	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dr. Emmerson Coatsworth PURCHASE,   b. 11 Nov 1921, Gull Lake, Swift, Saskatchewan d. 21 Jun 2016, Ottawa, Ontario (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	25 Aug 1945	Toronto, Ontario
  Age at Marriage	Dorothy : 24 years old | Emmerson : 23 years old.
  Children	4 sons and 1 daughter
  	1. Frederick George PURCHASE,   b. Ottawa, Ontario   2. William Franklyn PURCHASE,   b. Ottawa, Ontario   3. James Kelly PURCHASE,   b. Ottawa, Ontario   4. Janet Elizabeth PURCHASE,   b. Ottawa, Ontario   5. Donald PURCHASE,   b. Ottawa, Ontario
  Family ID	F6436	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 18 Mar 1921 - Vancouver, British Columbia Marriage - 25 Aug 1945 - Toronto, Ontario Death - 17 Apr 2007 - Nepean, Ottawa, Ontario
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Obituary. PURCHASE, Dorothy Gertrude (née Chute) At the Queensway Carleton Hospital, on Tuesday April 17, 2007, in her 87th year. Beloved wife of 61 years of Emerson. Loving mother of George (Peggie), Bill, Jim (Kate), Janet (Shelley John Bacon), Don (Georgina). Dear grandmother of Jennifer (Rudi Biemond), Kelly, Matt, Samantha and Adam, and great-grandmother of Emily Dorothy.  Dorothy was born in Vancouver BC, March 18, 1921, but spent most of her childhood and adolescence in Toronto. She graduated as a Registered Nurse from the East General Hospital in Toronto, with the prize for highest standing in examination. Then worked in the Military Hospital in Toronto during the Second World War. Her greatest energies over the years were always focused on her family. She was also a volunteer in the Royal Ottawa Sanitarium Auxiliary (ROSA) and a very active member of the IODE in Ottawa; becoming Regent of the Lord Dundonald Chapter and subsequently Municipal Regent.  Friends may call at the Garden Chapel of Tubman Funeral Homes, 3440 Richmond Road, Nepean (between Bayshore Dr. and Baseline Rd.), on Saturday April 21, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. In memoriam, donations to the Champlain Community Care Access Centre would be appreciated. Tributes, condolences and memories may be made at www.tubmanfuneralhomes.com. [S5] Find A Grave, → Memorial ID 198661942.