MacPherson, Dorothy Jean R.N. nee Somerville 1932 ~ 2010 Gift of God Much loved best friend, lover, dance partner of Bill and beloved mother of Tom (Brenda), Barbara (Eric) Boysen, Bill (Christine), Mary (Garry) Taylor, Doug (Susan) and Marjorie (Michael) Kennelly. Adored Gran of Tom (Diane), Catherine and John; Kristin (Stephen), James and Emma Boysen; Alec and Kathleen; Kenneth and Caitlin Taylor; Leah, Eric and Connor; Shannon, Matthew and Colleen Kennelly. She was the heart of all our holiday gatherings with cookies and waffles always available; roast beef, turkey and lemon chicken dinners much loved. Loved sister of Mary Craig (late Leonard), Thomas (Betty) Somerville and Ruth (Ron) Conlon, sister-in- law of Stuart Lebaron and Joseph Milne. Predeceased by her parents of Middleville and Fallbrook, Eric and Mary Somerville, brother John (Hope), sisters Marjorie Lebaron and Ida Milne. Dorothy will be missed by many cousins, nieces and nephews and members of the 1953 Class of KGH RN Graduates. Dorothy gave often of her talents as canvasser for Salvation Army, Cancer Society and Heart and Stroke Foundation and as a joint hostess with the ladies of St. Albans, Maberly for dinners, lunches and card parties and the ladies of Christ Church, Scarborough and Trinity Church, Streetsville. Dorothy kept her flower beds in colour and loved to pick and prepare fruit for jams and jellies. Dorothy will be truly missed and always remembered with love. Dorothy, Mom, Gran had the ability to bring a sense of home to everyone in her family and community, wherever she happened to be. The Blacksmith's daughter decided to leave cancer behind, on her terms, on July 23rd 2010. Friends may pay their respects at the Blair & Son Funeral Home, 15 Gore St. W. Perth on Monday, July 26th, 2010 from 2 to 4 and 5 to 8 P.M. Funeral service will be held in St. James Anglican Church, Perth on Tuesday at 1:30 P.M. Interment, Pine Grove Cemetery, Lanark. In remembrance, contributions to St. Alban's - Parish of Maberly Lanark, Canadian Cancer Society or a charity of choice, would be appreciated.