Catriona Dunella Pedersen

PEDERSEN, Catriona Dunella (Dr. C.D. Maclean) Born Craigendoran, Scotland, December 23, 1928. Died Victoria, B.C, April 8, 2016. Dunella spent her childhood in Scotland, including three idyllic years on the Isle of Tiree in the Inner Hebrides, before coming to Canada at age 16 in order to attend McGill University, where she attained the degrees of B.Sc. and M.D.C.M. She came to Vancouver in 1955 to continue her training in Paediatrics. The largest part of her medical career was spent at BC Children's Hospital as head of the Hearing Disorders Program, from which she retired as Professor Emeritus, UBC. After her retirement she spent several years as a volunteer at Van Dusen Gardens. Since she retired many parents have thanked her for her work in making sure that their children would find a good place in the world. Mourning her are her husband, Edmund, and children Alan, Kenneth (Teresa), and Irene (Sandy Webster), and grandchildren Christine, Jens, Geoffrey, Cameron Webster, and Ryan Webster. Also mourning her is her sister Dr. Mairi Narod, who trained with her at McGill and who shared her dedication to medicine. Dunella spent the last 15 years on Mayne Island, which she called "a little bit of paradise", both for its closeness to nature and the warmth of its community, before she succumbed to dementia. Her family wish to thank the very dedicated staff at The Heights at Mount View, Victoria, where she spent her last days. A memorial service will be announced later. To leave a condolence, please visit www.earthsoption.com