Dorothy Othelia Jane Ball

On Thursday, September 23rd 2021, long time Okanagan resident, Dorothy Ball (nee Garven) passed away at Kelowna General Hospital at the age of 97 surrounded by her family. Dorothy was born in 1924 in Prince Albert Saskatchewan and was predeceased by her husband Kenneth Ball whom she met in Weyburn Saskatchewan and married on April 5, 1944. They celebrated 74 years of marriage in 2018. Also predeceased by her parents, Dora and Hugh Garven, brother Don, sister-in-law Delores (McGowan).

Dorothy will be lovingly remembered by her family, four daughters, Dianne (Lester Ouchi) of Vernon, Kenna of West Kelowna, Laurie (David Paynter) of West Kelowna and their children Aaron, Lisa (Pip Akins), great grandchildren, Eloise and Oliver of West Kelowna and Mary-Kay (Tom Polacco) and grandson Christopher of Kelowna.

Dorothy is also survived by niece and nephews; Mary Jane Verbeem, Hugh Garven, and Paul Garven.

Dorothy was an avid gardener, artist, stamp collector, and birder. She was a lifetime member of the Trail Art Club and while living in Vancouver regularly attended gallery exhibitions. Always on the lookout for different species of birds, she loved the hummingbirds that came to the feeders and enjoyed watching robins in the Mountain Ash trees in the Fall filling up on berries. The visits of deer and bears in the yard were always exciting and welcome.

In lieu of flowers, donations to Plan Okanagan, an organization Dorothy supported, would be greatly appreciated. (www.planOK.ca)

No funeral service by request, a Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.