Robert Finch's Genealogy Pages
Mills, Doris Elaine
1949 - 2023 (73 years)-
Name Mills, Doris Elaine Birth 26 Aug 1949 Oyster Pond, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 
Address:
the family homeGender Female Occupation 1971 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada a beauty advisor Death 20 Jul 2023 Oakville, Ontario, Canada Address:
Oakville Trafalgar Memorial HospitalBurial 28 Jul 2023 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Address:
White Chapel Memorial GardensPerson ID I2 Robert Finch Family Tree Last Modified 13 Dec 2025
Father Mills, Alan Victor Morash, b. 11 Sep 1915, Gays River, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 20 Jan 1995, Musquodoboit Harbour, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 79 years) Mother Power, Rose Margaret, b. 12 Aug 1919, East Jeddore, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 28 Apr 2008, Burlington, Ontario, Canada (Age 88 years) Marriage 7 May 1938 Musquodoboit Harbour, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Address:
the Residence of United Church MinisterDivorce 1986 Family ID F2 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Living Children 1. Living 2. Living 3. Living Family ID F1 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 24 Feb 2026
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Notes - Doris Mills was born and raised in the small community of Oyster Pond Jeddore, Nova Scotia. She was the youngest daughter born to Rose Power and Alan Mills. As a child, she became sick with tuberculosis and spent months at the TB Hospital in Halifax. Upon leaving high school, Doris worked at N. Heinish and Company clothing store in Halifax.
During a visit to her sister in Ontario, Doris met her future husband Carl Finch. They were married in 1971 in the Oyster Pond United Church but moved to Ontario, living first in Paris before settling in Hamilton, where they ultimately bought a house on the Beach Strip.
While primarily a homemaker, Doris also took on odd jobs such as selling Avon and cleaning houses. She was an avid baker and was known for her Christmas baking.
Doris passed away on 20 July 2023 in Oakville, Ontario after a lengthy battle with sepsis. She is buried at the White Chapel Memorial Gardens in Hamilton.
- Doris Mills was born and raised in the small community of Oyster Pond Jeddore, Nova Scotia. She was the youngest daughter born to Rose Power and Alan Mills. As a child, she became sick with tuberculosis and spent months at the TB Hospital in Halifax. Upon leaving high school, Doris worked at N. Heinish and Company clothing store in Halifax.