Dorothy Jean (Murphy) Ingraham, RN, died at the age of 79 on Monday, October 19, 2009, in the Prince County Hospital in Summerside, P.E.I.
She was born on May 23, 1930, in Sea View, P.E.I., daughter of the late Theresa M. (Meek) and James R. Murphy.
Following her education in the Kensington area, she pursued a nursing career, graduating from the Prince County Hospital nursing program in 1950 and continuing her studies at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto. She worked as an RN in Winnipeg, Vancouver, Halifax, Yarmouth, Bridgewater, Truro and Summerside.
What mattered most to Dorothy were her family and her lifelong friends.
She met her future husband, the Reverend Canon Eric Ingraham, then Rector of the Parish of New London, P.E.I., in 1955; they were married on June 12, 1956. She lived throughout P.E.I. and Nova Scotia – Kensington, Halifax, Yarmouth, Bridgewater, Truro and Summerside. At the time of her death, she and Eric lived in Sea View, P.E.I.
Dorothy is survived by her husband, Eric; her three daughters, and their families: Myrtle Jane and Mark Burton (Bridgewater, N.S.), Elizabeth and Wayne Tumblin (Sea View, P.E.I.), Mary and David Owen (Vancouver, B.C.). She was a loving grandmother to: Laura (Ian Whynacht), Colin, and Sarah Burton, Ben (Lindsay Jelly) and Emily Tumblin; and one great-grandson, Callum Whynacht. Also missed and lovingly remembered by her brother, Robert (Marion) Murphy; sisters-in-law, Nelga (Cal) Carpenter and Helen Kay (late Roy Edgar) Ingraham; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. She will be forever missed by Taqu, Marti, Simrock, Shackleton, Bailey, and Layla.
Although Dorothy loved being with family and friends, her first thought was caring for others. She enjoyed knitting, quilting, needlework, and many other handcrafts. Her smile would light up a room and her sense of humour and positive attitude inspired all of us. She found joy in every aspect of her life, even when her illnesses limited the things she could do. If Dorothy were here to speak with us, she would remind us all that, “It is always better to laugh than to cry.”
Visiting hours at Davison Funeral Home, Kensington, are Thursday, October 22, 2009, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.
A funeral service will be held on Friday, October 23, 2009, at 10 a.m. at St. Stephen’s Anglican Church in Irishtown. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to St. Stephen’s Anglican Church, Irishtown, or the P.E.I. Cancer Treatment Centre.
Members of Regent Chapter #52 Order of the Eastern Star will hold a service at the funeral home Thursday Evening at 6:45 p.m.

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