Great planner, loved travel, volunteering, and her family and friends
On November 13, 2024, Jayne Elizabeth Dobrin (née Poirier), born March 18, 1945, passed away while in the University of Vermont hospital in Burlington, Vt., holding hands with her loving husband, Stephen, of 57 years. She was predeceased by her parents, Bert and Elizabeth Poirier. Her surviving sisters are Judy Flipping of Penticton, B.C., and Jill Sayegh of Kimberley, B.C. Special thanks to Tom Golper and the UVM dialysis center; Rachel Humphrey, MD; Yao Li, MD; Rebecca Jager, LNA, and the entire staff on McClure sixth floor, Kathrine Acus; the staff at Cambridge Family Practice; and especially Chantel and Amanda from the Lamoille Home Health & Hospice. Over the past three years, Jayne fought a valiant fight as a cancer survivor and dialysis patient, suffering several heart attacks, a broken hip and rib, and diabetes. All that never stopped her from being a loving wife and adoring mother to Andrea (Gary) Dosantos, Juli (Mark) Labowka and Tracey (Darrin) Assinger; and enjoying her cherished grandchildren, Ruby, Xavier, Aaron, Rose, Logan and Nathan. As she was a great planner of many aspects of her life, she'd arranged to spend her last days, as per her wishes, surrounded by all her children, grandchildren, and longtime family friends and their grandchildren. Three generations of dear friends, the Kowalchuks, were there as per Jayne’s wishes. Jayne generously donated a lot of her life volunteering. She was a Girl Guide Brown Owl leader (five years) and involved in fundraising events like the annual Smugglers’ Notch ski and snowboard swap and casino nights for the SNSC athletes; as well as for the Baie-D'Urfé Swim Club and Dorset Elementary School in Baie-D’Urfé, Qué. Nurturing her passion for travel, Jayne worked as a travel agent, organizing many wonderful trips for clients and family, and traveled far and wide, making many friends along the way. Jayne was never idle and had many hobbies. She was amazing at planning dinners, parties and weddings and was a fantastic cook, and she will be remembered by all of us for all her great cooking recipes! She was passionate about fashion (including shopping and dressing up!), decorating, flowers and gardening, reading, playing bridge, and camping with her adoring husband, Steve, and their grandchildren. Jayne and Steve had a great life together, and their love will live on in so many of us. They had a fantastic expression: They'd say to each other in…
Great planner, loved travel, volunteering, and her family and friends
On November 13, 2024, Jayne Elizabeth Dobrin (née Poirier), born March 18, 1945, passed away while in the University of Vermont hospital in Burlington, Vt., holding hands with her loving husband, Stephen, of 57 years. She was predeceased by her parents, Bert and Elizabeth Poirier. Her surviving sisters are Judy Flipping of Penticton, B.C., and Jill Sayegh of Kimberley, B.C. Special thanks to Tom Golper and the UVM dialysis center; Rachel Humphrey, MD; Yao Li, MD; Rebecca Jager, LNA, and the entire staff on McClure sixth floor, Kathrine Acus; the staff at Cambridge Family Practice; and especially Chantel and Amanda from the Lamoille Home Health & Hospice. Over the past three years, Jayne fought a valiant fight as a cancer survivor and dialysis patient, suffering several heart attacks, a broken hip and rib, and diabetes. All that never stopped her from being a loving wife and adoring mother to Andrea (Gary) Dosantos, Juli (Mark) Labowka and Tracey (Darrin) Assinger; and enjoying her cherished grandchildren, Ruby, Xavier, Aaron, Rose, Logan and Nathan. As she was a great planner of many aspects of her life, she'd arranged to spend her last days, as per her wishes, surrounded by all her children, grandchildren, and longtime family friends and their grandchildren. Three generations of dear friends, the Kowalchuks, were there as per Jayne’s wishes. Jayne generously donated a lot of her life volunteering. She was a Girl Guide Brown Owl leader (five years) and involved in fundraising events like the annual Smugglers’ Notch ski and snowboard swap and casino nights for the SNSC athletes; as well as for the Baie-D'Urfé Swim Club and Dorset Elementary School in Baie-D’Urfé, Qué. Nurturing her passion for travel, Jayne worked as a travel agent, organizing many wonderful trips for clients and family, and traveled far and wide, making many friends along the way. Jayne was never idle and had many hobbies. She was amazing at planning dinners, parties and weddings and was a fantastic cook, and she will be remembered by all of us for all her great cooking recipes! She was passionate about fashion (including shopping and dressing up!), decorating, flowers and gardening, reading, playing bridge, and camping with her adoring husband, Steve, and their grandchildren. Jayne and Steve had a great life together, and their love will live on in so many of us. They had a fantastic expression: They'd say to each other in…
