Yukon who is who

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.¹⁾ Their estate was worth $374,000.²⁾