Doris Mae Armitage Kennett
September 28, 1929 - February 5, 2024
As published in the February 12, 2024 World-Spectator
Doris Mae Armitage Kennett was born on September 28, 1929 in Wauchope, Saskatchewan, the third child of Daisy and John Armitage who farmed in the area. She vividly recalled the hard days of farming in the 1930s all her life.
Doris completed high school by correspondence and then attended Normal School in Saskatoon and Moose Jaw to train as a teacher. She taught at the Percy (Kisbey), Pickwell and Bellhouse schools.
In 1950, Doris married Ed Kennett, a young man who farmed with his family north of Parkman. She “retired” from teaching to become a full-time farm wife and mother in 1954. Doris and Ed raised four daughters on the farm.
Doris and Ed were married 60 years before his passing.
Doris enjoyed three activities above all others: sewing, learning and travelling. Her reward at the end of a hard day was sitting at her sewing machine creating something from fabric. Her daughters could always count on a new dress every Christmas.
She enjoyed learning new things and took classes by correspondence and community college when her children were old enough and once the girls were more independent, Doris and Ed began travelling internationally and experienced Europe, China, Australia/New Zealand and South America.
Doris loved words and excelled in word games like Scrabble, defeating most opponents including her daughters. She loved to play cards and taught her granddaughter many games and the competitive edge.
Like most Saskatchewanians, Doris passed many long winter evenings curling and later on, once time permitted, she took up golf and ?shing in the company of her husband.
Doris was also very active in her community and was the last living member of the Bellhouse-Parkman Women’s Institute (Homemakers), an organization near and dear to the hearts of those rural women. She was also very involved with the 4-H movement in Parkman and later Wawota and the Wawota branch of the Royal Canadian Legion Women’s Auxiliary.
In 1990, Doris and Ed moved into Wawota where they built their retirement home, a process she enjoyed very much. During retirement they spent many winters at their place in Mesa, Arizona where they kept active playing Bocce, lawn bowling and golf.
Unfortunately, over the years Doris developed spinal stenosis and was eventually unable to walk, graduating to a wheelchair about ?fteen years ago.
Ed passed away in 2011 and the following year Doris moved into an Assisted Living Facility in Regina. Last year she moved to the Community Health Centre Long Term Care facility in Whitewood closer to two of her daughters.
She was predeceased by her parents, six siblings and her grandson, Jake Tinnish.
Doris is survived by her four daughters Diane Tinnish (Neil), Kim Kennett (Marcus Davies), Kris Kennett (Grant Law), and Deb Kennett Russill (Je?) and their families, which includes three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
She is lovingly remembered by her two remaining siblings George Armitage and Colleen Reed (Jim) and their families, three siblings-in-law, as well as numerous nephews, nieces and their families.
There will be a memorial service in Wawota at a later date.
Doris’s family would like to express their gratitude to the sta? at the Whitewood Long Term Care Facility, Community Health Centre for their excellent care of their mother during her time there.
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