Marie Doroschenco Arnott

Marie Doroshenco Arnott, Vashon resident for 50 years, died Tuesday, June 4, 2002, at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle. She was 94 years old.

Mrs. Arnott was born in Vladivostock, Russia, Aug. 4, 1907, to Luchia Sharaboff and Vecheslav Arkady Doroshenco. The first two years of her life she lived with her grandparents, General and Mrs. Sharaboff in Ufa in the West Ural Mountains. She joined her mother and father, an inventor and engineer with the Russian Railroad. They lived in Harbin, China and Vladivastock, where she remembered watching the historic battle of Vladivostock across the river from her home as a child.

During the Russian Revolution she and her mother emigrated to Vancouver, Canada.

She graduated from Nursing School at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver. In 1934 Marie married Bill Arnott.

During the six years he served as a Captain in the Canadian Army in World War II, she was an interpreter and nurse. After he returned from the war, they moved to Seattle and he became an owner of Northwest Lighting Services.

In 1952 they moved to Vashon where Marie was active in Orthopedic Society, President of the Vashon Golf and Country Club Women’s group and docent at the Seattle Art Museum. She enjoyed cooking traditional Russian dishes for friends, and playing card games at their home at the present Fern Cove Preserve.

Her mother and husband both died in 1967.

Survivors include her cat Tom-Tom who needs a new home. Contact Vashon Island Pet Protectors at 389-1085.

A Panihida Service will be conducted by Hieromonk Tryphon at 11:30 p.m. Saturday, June 15, at All-Merciful Savior Russian Orthodox Monastery on Vashon Island 9933 S.W. 268th St. Dockton, Wash. 98070.

Rememberances may be made to the Monastery.