Obituary of Olive Marie Dodge

The family of the late Olive Marie (Porter) Dodge are saddened to share that Olive passed away on Friday, April 4, 2014 at the age of 91. The first child of the late Albert and Hulda (Lenihan) Porter, Olive lived the last 10 years of her life in Falmouth/Windsor where she grew up as a child.Olive lived the majority of her life in Fall River on the shores of the waterfront she loved so much, Lake Thomas. Olive moved from Fall River in August, 2004 and moved to the Gladys Manning Retirement Home in Windsor where she lived for seven years, moving to Dykeland Lodge and then The Elms in Falmouth, NS where she lived for the past 18 months.Olive was predeceased by her husband of 47 years, Charles L. "Bud" Dodge in May of 2001. She is survived by her four children: Karen (Bert) Pendergast of Newmarket, ON, David (Shawn) of Sarnia, ON; Ann Dodge (Mark Smith) of Falmouth, NS; and Mark (Susan) of Fall River, NS, as well as her nine grandchildren: Stephen Pendergast, Leslie Pendergast, Amanda Dodge, Ashley Dodge, Michael Dodge, Alysia Dodge, Jasmine Smith, Abby Dodge and Emily Dodge. Surviving are her sister Rachel Sheehy and brother Edward Porter, both of Falmouth. She was predeceased by her siblings Stanley Porter (Windsor), Everett Porter (Windsor), Donald Porter (Hantsport), Maxine (Porter) Trask (Sydney, NS), brothers-in-law Ronald Sheehy (Falmouth) and Carl Dodge (Fall River), as well as sisters-in-law Donna Dodge (Halifax), Dorothy Porter (Hantsport), and Shirley Porter (Falmouth).Olive was an RN graduating from the VG School of Nursing in 1946. She worked at the Halifax Infirmary for most of her career but also worked at the Beth Israel Hospital in Boston, MA. Olive was a life-time member of the UCW (United Church Women) and over her life served on the PTA at Fall River School, the Women’s Auxillary of the Cheema Aquatic Club, was a regular participant in Engineering Wives events. An avid knitter, Olive was known to knit most of Bud’s socks. With the use of multiple rubber bands, Olive always found a new purpose for an item that it was never designed for.The family wishes to acknowledge the wonderful care providers who looked after Mum over the years: Theresa, Barb, Doreen and Rosemary at the Manning, and so many of the wonderful nurses, LPN’s and CCA’s at Dykeland and The Elms.Arrangements have been entrusted to DeMont Family Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 419 Albert St., PO Box 981, Windsor, NS B0N 2T0. A service of celebration will take place at 2 pm on Saturday, May 3, 2014 at Windsor United Church, 613 King St. in Windsor with Rev. Bill Gibson officiating.  Following the service, a reception will be held in the church annex.  Memorial donations in Olive’s memory may be made to St. John’s United Church, 3360 Highway 2, Fall River, NS B2T 1J2. Messages of condolence may be sent to the family by visiting: www.demontfamilyfuneralhome.ca