MOULDEN, DOLLIE HELEN PAULINE (nee RITCHIE)

Dollie was devoted to her family – both the Ritchie clan and her four children and their families – as well as to Elmvale Presbyterian Church and the Liberal Party.

Most people who knew Dollie agree that she lived life on her own terms. Leaving home at 17 to board with her Aunt Min in Toronto, she became close to a circle of people that included the actor Christopher Plummer and the man she would soon marry. Mum and dad built a house on the 5^th line near Georgetown, and in 1967 moved their family to Germany for four years, introducing us to Europe, including Scotland, the country from which our ancestors hail.

All her life Dollie was an avid reader, gifted cook and baker, and joyful gardener who loved the natural world in all its splendour, regularly pointing out birds and clouds and trees and flowers to pique our interest in this beautiful planet. In her final days her children were asked if Dollie was serious or fun and we answered emphatically and in unison, “Both!”

At 94, she was the last of her generation, nine siblings and her closest friends having gone before. Still living on her own – ever independent – she began a long, slow decline. In one difficult year she was ministered to by Reverend Tom Mason, her church family, and her children. In the truly extraordinary embrace of Hospice Simcoe, she completed her earthly journey and found the peace we had all been praying for. She will be missed.

Visitation at the Lynn-Stone Funeral Home in Elmvale from 2-4 pm and 6-8 pm on Friday, June 20, 2025.  Funeral Service at the Elmvale Presbyterian Church at 1 pm on Saturday, June 21, 2025.

In lieu of flowers, our family suggests donations to Elmvale Presbyterian Church e-transfer donatetoepc@rogers.com and Hospice Simcoe Ways to Donate - Hospice Simcoe.

Peace be with you all.