Dorothy Elvira Soares, 65, passed away on February 23rd, 2024 in Mississauga, Canada after a long six - year battle with cancer .

A loving daughter, wife, sister, mother, aunt and friend, she touched the lives of all the people she met.

Dorothy was born on September 6th, 1958 to her now deceased parents, Charles Frederick Barboza and Benedicta Caitana Barboza in Mumbai, India. She moved to Canada from Dubai in 1995 with her husband, Francis where they raised their two loving children, Nicholas and Amanda.

Dorothy was always the life of the party. She enjoyed singing, dancing, travelling and bringing people together. She led an incredible life always trying to see the beauty in the world and full of determination, exuberance and ambition.

She is survived by her loving family including her husband, Francisco Soares, children, Nicholas and Amanda Soares and siblings Edna Fernandes (Tony), Lourdes Kapoor (Leo), Cynthia Noronha (Pascoal) and Jude Barboza (Juliana).

Services will be held at Turner and Porter Peel, 2180 Hurontario St., Mississauga, Canada with a viewing on Saturday, March 2nd, 2024 from 4pm to 7pm and funeral on Sunday, March 3rd, 2024 at 11am. In lieu of flowers, the family kindly request donations be made to Ovarian Cancer Canada., accessible from the Donations button in the top right corner of this website.

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