Doris McMurphy Stenbraten (1910 - 1999)

Doris McMurphy was born in Winnipeg and came to the Yukon in 1950 to teach English and Latin. She was sharp-witted and dedicated and left a lasting impression on her students. Doris and John Stenbraten married in 1961 and lived in a log cabin on Atlin Lake. John died in 1971, and after Doris' death their estate was left to the Yukon Foundation.((2026 website: Stampede John and Doris McMurphy — Atlin, BC - Citizen Memorials on Waymarking.com)) Their estate was worth $374,000.((Leslie Hamson, “Livingstone Creek, Yukon: A Compendium History.” Prepared for Heritage Resources, Yukon Government, May 2006: 69.))