Doreen Knowles

Obituary of Doreen B. Knowles

Doreen Knowles, age 94, passed away peacefully October 25, 2021 at her home in Lake Oswego, Oregon. She was born July 7, 1927 in Chatham, Ontario, Canada to Charles and Nellie Norman. She married her longtime love, Norman Douglas Knowles, in December of 1949 who preceded her in death in 1998.

After their marriage, she and Doug lived and worked in several cities across Canada and the U.S. From Chatham, they moved to Toronto, Vancouver, Boston, Chicago, Seattle, retiring in Tucson and, finally, Lake Oswego, Oregon, where she was able to visit with family regularly and take an active part with the extended family. At her recent 94th birthday party, she was in her glory with the children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren, visiting and joking with them all – by the end of the day, she was exhausted. We are most grateful that she was able to attend the wedding of her granddaughter, Ellie in September, which turned out to be her final family gathering.

Doreen is survived by her sons Lain (Jean), Rick (Lisa), and daughter Barbe (Rick.) She was blessed with 6 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren who she adored and spent as much time with as possible. All of these she loved and touched deeply.

She was very grateful for friends she met in Lake Oswego and became particularly close to her neighbor, Jack. The two of them became inseparable and went on many field trips, shopping excursions, and participated in many activities at her community. Jack became the “motivator” to keep her participating in physical activities and try new things after she moved to Oregon. He is considered a part of the family.

Doreen (mom) will forever be remembered as an optimistic, enthusiastic, and encouraging individual; always having a smile and ready to party at the drop of a hat. We are hoping she and dad are enjoying a reunion “happy hour” after all these years apart.

A celebration of life will be held at a future date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Cure Alzheimers Fund at https://curealz.org/giving/donate/.

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