ELIZABETH ENID DORIS “DORI” TRIBBLE, PASSED AWAY AT THE FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL, CALGARY OCTOBER 6, 2001 AT THE AGE OF 78 YEARS.
DORI WAS BORN MARCH 16, 1923 AT HERMITAGE, IN THE VERNON RIVER DISTRICT OF P.E.I ONE OF FIVE CHILDREN BORN TO JOHN AND MARY CURLEY. SHE ATTENDED SCHOOL AT VERNON RIVER AND WHILE LIVING IN MONCTON, SHE MET ERIC NOEL TRIBBLE, THEY WERE MARRIED OCTOBER 2, 1943′ AT THE TIME ERIC WAS WORKING FOR THE C.P.R. THEY MOVED TO CALGARY IN 1954 AND ERIC TRANSFERRED TO THE ALBERTA STOCK YARDS. DORI WAS A BUSY MOTHER OVER THE YEARS CARING FOR HER BOYS. AS A GREAT MOTHER, WIFE AND HOME MAKER SHE ENJOYED HAVING FRIENDS AND REALITIES OVER ANYTIME DAY OR NIGHT, SHE WOULD ALWAYS MAKE EVERYONE FEEL WELCOME, EVEN WHEN SHE DIDN’T ALWAYS FEEL THAT GOOD HERSELF.
DORI WAS ALSO INVOLVED WITH HER BELOVED CHURCH COMMUNITY AS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF CANADIAN MARTYRS CATHOLIC CHURCH AND CATHOLIC WOMEN’S LEAGUE. SHE ALSO WORKED AS A LIBRARIANS ASSISTANT AT THE GEORGINA THOMPSON BRANCH OF THE CALGARY PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM FOR TWENTY YEARS.
SHE ALSO ENJOYED SOME TRAVELING, GARDENING, FLOWERS AND KNITTING.
BELOVED WIFE OF MR. ERIC TRIBBLE AND LOVING MOTHER OF A SON JOEL (CHERYL) ALL OF CALGARY TWO DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW LYNDA TRIBBLE, LYNNE TRIBBLE ALL OF CALGARY, THREE GRANDCHILDREN MICHAEL (CYNTHIA) TRIBBLE, KARI-LEE (LARRY) GIBBONS ALL OF EDMONTON, MARISSA TRIBBLE OF CALGARY, FIVE GREAT GRANDCHILDREN MATHEW AND MARK TRIBBLE, CHEYENNE, LAKOTA AND BRANDON GIBBONS ALL OF EDMONTON, TWO SISTERS MARIE HAYLEY OF EDMONTON, IRENE REDDIN OF SOUTHPORT, P.E.I.., A BROTHER ALFRED (MARGARET) CURLEY, A SISTER-IN-LAW GRACE CURLEY ALL OF CALGARY.
DORI WAS PREDECEASED BY THREE SONS GARY IN 1990, JOHN IN 1991, BRUCE IN 1999, A BROTHER FRANK CURLEY IN 2000 AND HER PARENTS.
FUNERAL MASS FRIDAY OCTOBER 12, 2001 AT 10:00 A.M. AT THE CANADIAN AND KOREAN MARTYRS CATHOLIC CHURCH 835 NORTHMOUNT DR. N.W. CALGARY WITH FR. BERNIE BLACK CELEBRANT.
INURNMENT TO FOLLOW AT QUEENS PARK CEMETERY AT A LATER DATE.
IF FRIENDS SO DESIRE TRIBUTES IN DORI’S MEMORY CAN BE MADE TO EITHER THE ALBERTA CANCER FOUNDATION 1331-29 ST. N.W. CALGARY T2N 4N2 OR THE CHARITY OF YOUR CHOICE.
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