Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Bussell, Annie Isobel
Parallel form(s) of name
- Isobel Bussell
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
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Description area
Dates of existence
1916-1962
History
Annie Isobel Bussell was born November 29, 1916 on the family farm in Hornby, Ontario to Marcus James Bussell and Annie Alfaretta (nee Anderson) Bussell. She was the middle child. Her older sister Margaret Bussell married George Gilbert and had 3 children. Her younger brother was John Bussell.
Isobel studied nursing at the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing, graduating in 1938. After graduation she enlisted and went overseas to serve during World War II. When she returned to Ontario after the war she continued working in convalescent hospitals for wounded air crewmen. She worked for Bell Canada head office in Toronto until her passing June 4, 1962.