{"id":217987,"date":"2026-03-27T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/?p=217987"},"modified":"2026-03-28T12:25:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T16:25:11","slug":"dorothy-hilda-gray-nee-hardy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dorothy-hilda-gray-nee-hardy\/","title":{"rendered":"Dorothy Hilda Gray (nee Hardy)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>August 23, 1930 \u2013 March 25, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dorothy was born in Elmsdale, PEI, to Hazel and Emerson Hardy. She was the seventh of eleven children. Dorothy attended nursing school in Summerside, PEI, and graduated in 1952, top of her class. Dorothy took a nursing position in Cochrane, Ontario, and arrived by train; the local newspaper headline read: \u201cFour RNs Arrive By The Northlander.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On her second night in Cochrane, her blind date was Charles Gray. They married in September 1954.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dorothy lived and worked as an RN in Cochrane, Timmins, Pembroke, and Lindsay, Ontario. In 2015, Charles and Dorothy moved to Huntsville and enjoyed life closer to the cottage and family. Charles died in August 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dorothy\u2019s most precious place on earth was the cottage that was built at Canoe Lake, Algonquin Park, in 1950 by Charles. Nature was always important to Dorothy, and wherever she lived, she rewilded patches of grass to befriend birds, bees, and insects. Dorothy never smacked a spider and often had them tucked safely away in her home, often to our surprise. Dorothy skinny dipped, paddled, and was a happy soul until her final stargazing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her death by MAID was a difficult choice, as she loved this world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She is survived by her children Jane (Randy), Stephen (Clare), and Karen (Dave). Grandchildren Madeline (Michael), Nicholas (Maggie), Emily (Dan), and Claire (Leo). She is survived by her brother Vernon Lorne Hardy, age 104, of PEI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Special thank you to caregivers Vanessa, Mary Ellen, and Arti, nurses Rena and Thara. These simple words cannot express the entirety of our gratitude.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A gathering to celebrate Dorothy will take place in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In memory of Dorothy, skip cutting the grass, love a weed, and go for a skinny dip.<\/p>\n\n\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler!<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.<br \/>\nLocal news in your inbox so you don&#8217;t miss anything!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"background: #5cb85c url('https:\/\/d1iczxrky3cnb2.cloudfront.net\/red_logo.png') no-repeat 37px; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; padding: 15px 38px; padding-left: 75px; -webkit-border-radius: 2px; -moz-border-radius: 2px; border-radius: 2px; box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 #1f5a89; text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\" href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/support-huntsville-doppler\">Click here to support local news<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 23, 1930 \u2013 March 25, 2026 Dorothy was born in Elmsdale, PEI, to Hazel and Emerson Hardy. 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