Surrounded by the love of her family, Doris passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 20, 2023 in her 74th year. Loving wife to Carl for nearly 52 years. Devoted mother to Carl (Donna), Robert (Monika), and Amanda. Beloved Nanny to Alessa. Doris will be dearly missed by her sister Beulah (Murray Philip), several nieces and nephews, cousins, and friends. She is predeceased by her parents Alan and Rose (Power) Mills, and her siblings Rose Andrews (the late Edward), Bertha Marshall, and Gladys Mills.
Doris was born and raised in Oyster Pond Jeddore, Nova Scotia. She moved to Ontario in the early 1970s and lived most of her adult life in Hamilton, residing on the Beach Strip. Doris was able to visit places she long dreamed of, including the Grand Canyon, Hoover Dam, and the Grand Ole Opry. She even met Queen Elizabeth II. Doris enjoyed reading, puzzles, baking, watching TV, and most of all, pampering her cats.
Special thanks to the medical care staff at Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital who showed determination and compassion.
Visitation at SMITH’S FUNERAL HOME, 485 Brant Street, (one block north of City Hall), BURLINGTON (905-632-3333), on Friday, July 28, 2023 from 12-1 p.m. Funeral Service will be held in the Chapel at 1 p.m. with interment to follow at White Chapel Cemetery. For those wishing to participate virtually, a livestream link will be available on the funeral home’s website. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to The Kidney Foundation, Diabetes Canada, or Canadian Sepsis Foundation would be sincerely appreciated by the family.
The above obituary – along with the Memory Wall and Photos – can be found on the Smith’s Funeral Home website: https://www.smithsfh.com/memorials/doris-finch/5237565/
It was also published in the Hamilton Spectator: https://obituaries.thespec.com/obituary/doris-elaine-finch-nee-mills-1088587061
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