Obituary of Doris Mayoh

MAYOH: Doris Mayoh passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 5, 2018 at the Assiniboine Centre, Brandon, MB after a brief illness and 97 years well-lived. Doris was born on March 30, 1921 in Bolton, Lancashire, England to Thomas and Mary Alice Greenhalgh. She was educated in Bolton and Manchester. During the war years, she worked for the Arts Council of Great Britain. She married the love of her life, Leonard Mayoh, (predeceased 1978) in 1943. She served as Leonard's accompanist until his death. Doris and Leonard emigrated to Canada in 1951, and lived in Halifax for 11 years. While there, she performed hundreds of broadcasts for CBC Radio on the National and Maritime networks. They moved to Wolfville in 1962 and to Brandon in 1967. Doris taught for the Eckhardt-Grametté Conservatory and Brandon University for many years, passing on her passion for music to students – young and old. She was a loyal and faithful member of St. Matthews Cathedral and the Canadian Registered Music Teachers Association. She leaves behind those most precious to her: daughter Anne and husband John MacNeill, Toronto, granddaughter Kate and husband Stefano Cortellucci, Oshawa, grandson Nicholas Gowen and fiancée Jessa Dalit, Whitby and most special, her adored great-grandchildren Sophia and Anthony Cortellucci. She is also survived by cousins Gillian Hallett and Paul Kempster, in Nova Scotia, cousin Joyce Hibbert and nephew Christopher Mayoh in England. A compassionate and principled person, Doris loved her country of birth and her adopted home country. As different as Manitoba is from England and Nova Scotia, she came to love this province and often commented on her love for the "big sky". Her faith sustained her, as did her love of music and her desire to share it with hundreds of young people, but most of all she treasured her family. The family wishes to acknowledge an extraordinary group of loyal and loving friends who gave so much to make Doris' last months better, particularly Wanda Nicol, Karen Holland, Leanna Mitchell and Jennifer Nichols. There are no words to express our gratitude. So many others gave of themselves to make life easier for Doris and her family over the last few years. We thank you all. Cremation has taken place. A Memorial Service will be held at St. Matthews Cathedral, 403 – 13th Street, Brandon, MB on Saturday, April 14, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. with a reception to follow. Flowers are gratefully declined. Donations in memory of Doris may be made to the St. Matthew's Cathedral, 403 – 13thStreet, Brandon, MB, R7A 4P9, the Primates World Relief Fund, 80 Hayden St., Toronto, ON, M4Y 3G2, or the Doris Mayoh Voice Scholarship, Eckhardt-Gramatté Conservatory of Music,270 – 18th Street, Brandon, MB, R7A 6A9.