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Dorothea Campbell died in her sleep in Ottawa on March 22, 2018. She was 101. Dorothea was born in Toronto on March 14, 1917. She was the second child of Dorothea Owen Turner and Douglas Argyll Campbell. Her grandfather was the Honourable Archibald Campbell, Senator from 1907-1913. She was educated privately in two schools: Bishop Strachan School in Toronto and Miss Edgar and Miss Cramp's School in Montreal.
Dorothea, or "Dorsey" as she was called, graduated from high school with the second highest marks in the province of Québec. She was accepted at Cambridge University, but her father refused to let her go. She went to Trinity College at the University of Toronto, instead; but again, her father made her leave after four months because the family was going to Arizona. Finally, after WW 2 and as a widow, Dorsey received her Bachelor of Arts degree with honours at McGill University.
In 1941 Dorothea Campbell married Lieutenant Edward Nesbitt Heighington of the 48th Highlanders of Canada in England. He was killed at the Battle of Ortona, Italy in 1944. She came home to Canada in March 1944 with a two-month-old baby in tow. After obtaining her degree, she got a job writing a cooking column for the Montreal Gazette newspaper. Then, in 1949, she married John MacLauren Teakles, who was a Foreign Affairs officer in Ottawa. They were posted to Rome, Italy; Prague, Czechoslovakia and New Delhi, India. He died in 1965.
Since 1965, Dorothea had an interesting life. She travelled to the USSR, Chile and Argentina. She researched and wrote articles about pre-school education of children in Sweden. She returned to university and worked on a Master's degree in politics. She became a gourmet cook. She did many things with her life after the death of her husbands.
Dorothea is survived by her daughter, Helen Heighington. A celebration of Dorothea's life will be held at 2pm on Saturday, April 14 at St Luke Lutheran Church 326 MacKay St Ottawa. A reception will follow the service.
Dorothea Campbell died in her sleep in Ottawa on March 22, 2018. She was 101. Dorothea was born in Toronto on March 14, 1917. She was the second child of Dorothea Owen Turner and Douglas Argyll Campbell. Her grandfather was the Honourable Archibald Campbell, Senator from 1907-1913. She was educated privately in two schools: Bishop Strachan School in Toronto and Miss Edgar and Miss Cramp's School in Montreal.
Dorothea, or "Dorsey" as she was called, graduated from high school with the second highest marks in the province of Québec. She was accepted at Cambridge University, but her father refused to let her go. She went to Trinity College at the University of Toronto, instead; but again, her father made her leave after four months because the family was going to Arizona. Finally, after WW 2 and as a widow, Dorsey received her Bachelor of Arts degree with honours at McGill University.
In 1941 Dorothea Campbell married Lieutenant Edward Nesbitt Heighington of the 48th Highlanders of Canada in England. He was killed at the Battle of Ortona, Italy in 1944. She came home to Canada in March 1944 with a two-month-old baby in tow. After obtaining her degree, she got a job writing a cooking column for the Montreal Gazette newspaper. Then, in 1949, she married John MacLauren Teakles, who was a Foreign Affairs officer in Ottawa. They were posted to Rome, Italy; Prague, Czechoslovakia and New Delhi, India. He died in 1965.
Since 1965, Dorothea had an interesting life. She travelled to the USSR, Chile and Argentina. She researched and wrote articles about pre-school education of children in Sweden. She returned to university and worked on a Master's degree in politics. She became a gourmet cook. She did many things with her life after the death of her husbands.
Dorothea is survived by her daughter, Helen Heighington. A celebration of Dorothea's life will be held at 2pm on Saturday, April 14 at St Luke Lutheran Church 326 MacKay St Ottawa. A reception will follow the service.
Obituary Transcript
Dorothea Campbell died in her sleep in Ottawa on March 22, 2018. She was 101. Dorothea was born in Toronto on March 14, 1917. She was the second child of Dorothea Owen Turner and Douglas Argyll Campbell. Her grandfather was the Honourable Archibald Campbell, Senator from 1907-1913. She was educated privately in two schools: Bishop Strachan School in Toronto and Miss Edgar and Miss Cramp's School in Montreal.
Dorothea, or "Dorsey" as she was called, graduated from high school with the second highest marks in the province of Québec. She was accepted at Cambridge University, but her father refused to let her go. She went to Trinity College at the University of Toronto, instead; but again, her father made her leave after four months because the family was going to Arizona. Finally, after WW 2 and as a widow, Dorsey received her Bachelor of Arts degree with honours at McGill University.
In 1941 Dorothea Campbell married Lieutenant Edward Nesbitt Heighington of the 48th Highlanders of Canada in England. He was killed at the Battle of Ortona, Italy in 1944. She came home to Canada in March 1944 with a two-month-old baby in tow. After obtaining her degree, she got a job writing a cooking column for the Montreal Gazette newspaper. Then, in 1949, she married John MacLauren Teakles, who was a Foreign Affairs officer in Ottawa. They were posted to Rome, Italy; Prague, Czechoslovakia and New Delhi, India. He died in 1965.
Since 1965, Dorothea had an interesting life. She travelled to the USSR, Chile and Argentina. She researched and wrote articles about pre-school education of children in Sweden. She returned to university and worked on a Master's degree in politics. She became a gourmet cook. She did many things with her life after the death of her husbands.
Dorothea is survived by her daughter, Helen Heighington. A celebration of Dorothea's life will be held at 2pm on Saturday, April 14 at St Luke Lutheran Church 326 MacKay St Ottawa. A reception will follow the service.
Dorothea Campbell died in her sleep in Ottawa on March 22, 2018. She was 101. Dorothea was born in Toronto on March 14, 1917. She was the second child of Dorothea Owen Turner and Douglas Argyll Campbell. Her grandfather was the Honourable Archibald Campbell, Senator from 1907-1913. She was educated privately in two schools: Bishop Strachan School in Toronto and Miss Edgar and Miss Cramp's School in Montreal.
Dorothea, or "Dorsey" as she was called, graduated from high school with the second highest marks in the province of Québec. She was accepted at Cambridge University, but her father refused to let her go. She went to Trinity College at the University of Toronto, instead; but again, her father made her leave after four months because the family was going to Arizona. Finally, after WW 2 and as a widow, Dorsey received her Bachelor of Arts degree with honours at McGill University.
In 1941 Dorothea Campbell married Lieutenant Edward Nesbitt Heighington of the 48th Highlanders of Canada in England. He was killed at the Battle of Ortona, Italy in 1944. She came home to Canada in March 1944 with a two-month-old baby in tow. After obtaining her degree, she got a job writing a cooking column for the Montreal Gazette newspaper. Then, in 1949, she married John MacLauren Teakles, who was a Foreign Affairs officer in Ottawa. They were posted to Rome, Italy; Prague, Czechoslovakia and New Delhi, India. He died in 1965.
Since 1965, Dorothea had an interesting life. She travelled to the USSR, Chile and Argentina. She researched and wrote articles about pre-school education of children in Sweden. She returned to university and worked on a Master's degree in politics. She became a gourmet cook. She did many things with her life after the death of her husbands.
Dorothea is survived by her daughter, Helen Heighington. A celebration of Dorothea's life will be held at 2pm on Saturday, April 14 at St Luke Lutheran Church 326 MacKay St Ottawa. A reception will follow the service.
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