Cemetery RecordChanhassen Pioneer Cemetery
Lot 19.5-2
Grave Status Occupied
Update Date 4/26/2004
Place of Birth Washington, DC
Place of Death Minneapolis, MN
Age
Occupant Information
Name
Dorothy Christobel Butterwick Harrison
Sex
Female
Social Sec. No.
Leonard Butterwick
Date of Birth
12/23/1914
Date of Death
4/7/2002
Interment Date
6/24/2004
Cause of Death
Alzheimer's Disease
Place of Birth Washington, DC
Place of Death Minneapolis, MN
Age
89 years
Marital Status
Married
Mother
Ida Mae Dodds
Father
Leonard Butterwick
Children
Douglas, Dianne, Carol, Barbara, Stuart Bennett (Ben), Sara
Occupation
Teacher
Military Status
Baptized
Phone
Purchaser Information
Purchased By
Stuart Harrison
Street
Barbara Eckley
City, State, Zip
Daughter
Phone
Lot 19.5-2 Update Date 4/26/2004
Name Dorothy Christobel Butterwick Harrison
Comments/History Dorothy Harrison's obituary was published in Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Dorothy Christobel Butterwick Harrison, 88, passed away on April 7 at the end of
a six year struggle with Alzheimer's. She was born on December 23, 1914 in
Washington, D.C., where her father worked for the North Dakota Congressman,
which may have led to her life long passion for politics and history. She grew up in
Minnewauken, ND, where she had four friends known as the "gang of five" who
were part of her life through marriage, child raising and retirement. She married
her college sweetheart, Stuart Harrison, and they had six children. Doug, Dianne,
Carol, Barbara, Ben and Sara were the center of her life from early 1940's. With
great sorrow, the family lost Ben to cancer in 1991, yet she continued to
demonstrate her great heart and strength of character through this tragedy. She
was an eternal optimist with boundless energy. In her forties she returned to the
University to earn her masters degree and became a special education teacher. In
her fifties she took up downhill skiing so she could join family outings. She found
adventure with Stuart through travel to the four corners of the world. Although
afraid of water, she learned to swim so she would easliy live in the land of lakes.
She also took great joy in her grandchildren, James, Kathy, Karen, Jessica, Nick,
Katie, Elle, Sally, Paul and Max. Together, they enjoyed years of treasure hunts
and card games at their cabin at Child Lake. It was that sense of adventure and
wonder we'll remember and miss. And always that spirit of fun and the warmth of
her love. A memorial service will be held at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 46th St.
& Colfax in South Minneapolis on April 27th at 2 PM for family and friends.
Washburn-McReavy Edina Chapel 952-920-3996
Published in the Star Tribune on 4/21/2002.