Dobie, Robert
Birth Year:
1908
Death Year:
1984
Spouse(s):
(1) Gladys Elvira (DuHamel) Dobie
(2) Ivy Merriam (Olson) Dobie
Robert Dobie was born in Cowdenbeath, Fife, Scotland on July 23, 1908. He married Gladys DuHamel in Kelowna, BC on October 9, 1931. He was divorced when he married Ivy Olson (of Eburne, BC) in Princeton, BC, on December 25, 1937. At the time of his marriage(s) he was working as a grocery store clerk. He died on February 27, 1984 in Penticton. Before his death, he was working as a painter (contract).
He was part of Joe Nelson’s Berlin Symphony Orchestra
References:
The School on Vermilion, page 61; Marriage registrations (BC Archives); Death registration (BC Archives)