Click on the Condolences link to the left to send your thoughts to the family. Norman “Ian” Campbell May 16, 1926 – January 26, 2009

Ian Campbell passed away suddenly on January 26, 2009. Ian was born in a little town called Invergordon, Saskatchewan on May 16, 1926 to John and Catherine Campbell. He was raised on a farm near Crystal Springs, Saskatchewan, the eldest of three children. In 1945, Ian moved to Vancouver where he worked as a “high-rigger” until the call of the north beckoned when he moved to Whitehorse in December 1949 to take a job in telegraphy with the White Pass and Yukon Route. In 1953, he accepted a new position with Canada Customs where he began a 35-year career, retiring in 1988, which saw him posted to locations such as Pleasant Camp, Dawson City, Little Gold, Beaver Creek and Whitehorse. In 1958, Ian met Kay Lamond from Sydney, Nova Scotia and returned a year later to marry her and bring her back to Yukon where they remained and raised their family. He was a member of the Masonic Order, Shriners, Eastern Star, Elks, Yukon Council on Aging and Golden Age Society. He was predeceased by his brother Murray and is survived by his wife Kay, three sons (Norman, David and Allan), sister Jesse and five grandchildren.

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A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 1, 2009 at the High Country Inn 4051 – 4th Avenue, Whitehorse Donations may be made to: Shriner's Hospital - Crippled Children 3550 Wayburne Drive Burnaby, BC V5G 3K9