Doreen was born on November 20, 1934 in Nottinghamshire, England where she grew up and attended Mansfield Technical College. She married Douglas Stow on September 3, 1955 and eventually had two children.
After their marriage, they lived in London until 1957 when they immigrated to Canada (Toronto). Their original plan was to stay 2 years but ended up living the rest of their lives there.
Doreen was a giver and enjoyed volunteering her time at Oshawa General Hospital during the time she lived there in the 70’s. She went back to work in 1979. The family moved to Calgary where she began working in the optical industry. After moving back to Toronto in 1982, Doreen enjoyed a long career at Zeiss Optical as Operations Manager until her retirement in 2010.
Doreen had a great love for her family, including her husband Doug, two children Mark (Cheryl) and Alison (Brian) and her grandchildren Nicholas, Katherine, Stephanie and Liam.
She also enjoyed travelling, sailing, entertaining, hosting parties, cooking, music, theatre, ballet, and especially spending time with her many dear friends.
Doreen was an amazing daughter, sister, aunt, wife, mother, grandmother and friend to many. She always gave 100% of herself to everyone she knew.
She will be missed by many.