COL. ROSS M. CAMPBELL

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COL. ROSS M. CAMPBELL 1912 - 2002 It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Ross McKinven Campbell at Veterans Village, Sherbrooke Community Centre, Saskatoon, SK peace-fully on April 17, 2002. He is survived by his brother Colin Alistair and sister-in-law Elaine Campbell of Vancouver, BC; his sister-in-law Marion Campbell of White Rock, BC; his daughter Felicity Barbara Jean Campbell Fanjoy and son-in-law Gordon Matthew of Chisasibi, QC; his son Colin Devenish, daughter-in-law Gail (nee Gallaway) and grandsons Michael and Andrew Campbell of Saskatoon, SK. His wife Rosamond (nee Devenish) passed away in 1991. He is also predeceased by his parents Colin James and Ada (nee Dingwall) Campbell of Winnipeg, MB; and his older brother Donald Campbell. Ross was born June 10, 1912, in Hove, England, and grew up in Winnipeg. In 1934, he was commissioned as Second Lieutenant to the Queens Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada. He was wounded in action at Dieppe and, following the war, was transferred to the Black Watch Regiment of Canada. In 1951 he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and served in Japan and Korea. He was later posted to Antwerp, Belgium and Soest, Germany, and retired from military service in Ottawa in 1964. He then joined the staff of Selwyn House School in Montreal where he remained until his retirement to White Rock, BC in 1978. He moved to Saskatoon in 2000 to be closer to family. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, April 27 at 1:00 p.m. at Chapel Hill Funeral Home in White Rock, and he will be interred next to his wife at the Sunnyside Lawn Cemetery. McKAGUES FUNERAL CHAPEL LARRY MATISHO, FUNERAL DIRECTOR 1-306-664-3131

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Apr 24, 2002