Jean Brown Zellner Newsom Campbell died peacefully February 6, 2011, surrounded by her children and grandchildren. The complicated marital history evidenced by her name was the result of a series of terrible losses she suffered during her 94 years of life. Notwithstanding these losses, her life was full of blessings.
Jean was born in the small agricultural town of Marshallville, Georgia May 18, 1916. When her family who were peach farmers, lost everything in the Depression, they moved in 1930, to Lakeland,
Florida. Jean aged 13, immediately met Robert Zellner, a fourth generation Floridian, and they fell madly in love. Jean was a reserved and elegant beauty, and through-out their marriage, Robert was always impressed by her beauty, intellect and integrity. He attended
University of Florida and Jean went to Florida State College for Women (now FSU) where she was a Kappa Delta.
After college, Jean taught English until the couple married and drove from Florida to Chicago in a Model A Ford so that Robert could start his second year of medical school at Rush Medical School, now part of the University of Chicago. Their years in Chicago were difficult not only because two Florida transplants were dealing with Chicago winters, but resources were very scarce. Robert attended classes during the day and worked nights at The Museum of Science and Industry. Jean worked for a book publisher and for Proctor &
Gamble where she judged written entries for sweepstakes contests until their first child, Judy, was born.
The family moved to Orlando in 1946 where Dr. Zellner opened his medical practice. By then the family included Cynthia and Robert Zellner Jr.. Dr. Zellner was a dynamic, charismatic individual and a much loved and respected doctor. He was very active in medical politics, a Florida delegate to the American Medical Association, and President of both the Orange County and Florida Medical
Societies. Jean made many close friends during these years, many of whom she kept for a lifetime. Always tender-hearted when it came to children and their needs, she served as President of Orlando Day Nursery. She also became a member of the Country Club of
Orlando, The Rosalind Club, Antiquarians, Colonial Dames and was a long-time faithful member of First United Methodist Church.
In February 1975, Dr. Zellner saw patients in the morning and then went to the hospital for chest surgery which was expected to be rather routine. He died ten days after surgery. He was 59 years old. This loss was devastating for the whole family, particularly Jean. By this time, she was suffering from debilitating back problems. She had had three back surgeries, and many back procedures to alleviate pain which she would suffer from the rest of her life.
Notwithstanding these problems, Jean attempted to make a new life for herself following the death of the love of her life. She had always been a voracious reader and student, and she went by herself one summer to Oxford, England to study English playwrights. She had also always enjoyed writing, and she enrolled in Creative Writing classes.
In line at the old Morrison's Cafeteria one day in 1984, she met an old friend John Newsom. Mr. Newsom was a former City Commissioner in Orlando, and instrumental in the construction of the present Orlando Public Library. Like Jean, he was very intelligent and curious about many subjects. Not long after this chance meeting, they married and had many happy years traveling and enjoying a full and active life together. Their travels included an elephant ride in India when they were both in their seventies. Jean was widowed for the second time when Mr. Newsom died in 1996.
After Mr. Newsom's death, Jean once again set about making a life for herself. By this time, she was very debilitated from back problems and often in bed, but she continued to read constantly on a variety of subjects. She enjoyed her children, her five grandchildren and her great-grandchildren. She continued to play bridge with her Bridge Club of fifty years, and to attend meetings of the Antiquarians and The Rosalind Club.
In 1999, Jean had another chance and fateful meeting with a wonderful man. She was on a trip down the Danube River with her daughters Cynthia Mackinnon , and Judy Van Valkenburgh, and their husbands when George Campbell came up and introduced himself to her, telling her he believed she and he were the only two single people on the trip! At the end of the two week trip, George announced to the family he wanted to marry Jean - and he did. From 1999 until 2003, Jean and George Campbell lived very happily together back and forth between Washington D.C. where he lived and Orlando.
In 2003, Jean had a massive and devastating stroke which left her paralyzed and completely disabled. From that day until the day he died in February 2009, at the age of 93, George Campbell sat by Jean's bedside and lavished love and attention on her.
Having suffered debilitating health problems and devastating losses, our mother came to believe deeply she had nevertheless been blessed throughout her life. Up until her final days, paralyzed form a stroke and suffering from advanced dementia, she made it clear to her family that she loved all of us dearly and was so grateful to God for the long life she had lived.
She will be remembered by her family as a person who was very beautiful even into her old age, elegant and refined, a stickler for good manners, a constant reader who passed on a love of books and reading to each generation, a collector and lover of beautiful things with a strong aesthetic sense who created lovely and comfortable homes wherever she lived, a person of intellect and curiosity, who was interested in many different things, a devoted wife and mother, and a faithful servant of God. She lived the best life she could under all the circumstances she faced.
Jean is survived by her three children Judy Zellner Van Valkenburgh (Lee), Cynthia Zellner Mackinnon (Alex) both Winter Park, and Robert Earl Zellner Junior (Kathleen) Chicago; six grandchildren, Jeannie Borsch (Ben), Mark Van Valkenburgh (Ginger), Mary Lee Van Valkenburgh, Craig Mackinnon (Jennifer), Gavin Mackinnon(Denise), Anne Zellner Nolte (Mike); and nine great-grandchildren, Rebecca Van Valkenburgh, Robert Van Valkenburgh, Daniel Van Valkenburgh, Frances Mackinnon, Margaret Mackinnon, Gianna Mackinnon, Keira Mackinnon, Amelia Mackinnon and Emily Borsch.
Jean Campbell's family gives their heartfelt thanks to the staff of The Mayflower Health Care Center who cared for our mother so attentively for almost eight years. If there are those who wish to send flowers or memorials, the family suggests gifts might be directed to All Saints Episcopal Church, 334 Lyman Avenue, Winter Park or M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1400 S. Orange
Avenue, Orlando 32806.
A Celebration of the Life of Jean Campbell will be held at All Saints Episcopal Church, 334 Lyman Avenue, Winter Park on Thursday, February 10, 2011, at 3:00 PM with burial to follow at Palm Cemetery, Winter Park.
Jean was born in the small agricultural town of Marshallville, Georgia May 18, 1916. When her family who were peach farmers, lost everything in the Depression, they moved in 1930, to Lakeland,
Florida. Jean aged 13, immediately met Robert Zellner, a fourth generation Floridian, and they fell madly in love. Jean was a reserved and elegant beauty, and through-out their marriage, Robert was always impressed by her beauty, intellect and integrity. He attended
University of Florida and Jean went to Florida State College for Women (now FSU) where she was a Kappa Delta.
After college, Jean taught English until the couple married and drove from Florida to Chicago in a Model A Ford so that Robert could start his second year of medical school at Rush Medical School, now part of the University of Chicago. Their years in Chicago were difficult not only because two Florida transplants were dealing with Chicago winters, but resources were very scarce. Robert attended classes during the day and worked nights at The Museum of Science and Industry. Jean worked for a book publisher and for Proctor &
Gamble where she judged written entries for sweepstakes contests until their first child, Judy, was born.
The family moved to Orlando in 1946 where Dr. Zellner opened his medical practice. By then the family included Cynthia and Robert Zellner Jr.. Dr. Zellner was a dynamic, charismatic individual and a much loved and respected doctor. He was very active in medical politics, a Florida delegate to the American Medical Association, and President of both the Orange County and Florida Medical
Societies. Jean made many close friends during these years, many of whom she kept for a lifetime. Always tender-hearted when it came to children and their needs, she served as President of Orlando Day Nursery. She also became a member of the Country Club of
Orlando, The Rosalind Club, Antiquarians, Colonial Dames and was a long-time faithful member of First United Methodist Church.
In February 1975, Dr. Zellner saw patients in the morning and then went to the hospital for chest surgery which was expected to be rather routine. He died ten days after surgery. He was 59 years old. This loss was devastating for the whole family, particularly Jean. By this time, she was suffering from debilitating back problems. She had had three back surgeries, and many back procedures to alleviate pain which she would suffer from the rest of her life.
Notwithstanding these problems, Jean attempted to make a new life for herself following the death of the love of her life. She had always been a voracious reader and student, and she went by herself one summer to Oxford, England to study English playwrights. She had also always enjoyed writing, and she enrolled in Creative Writing classes.
In line at the old Morrison's Cafeteria one day in 1984, she met an old friend John Newsom. Mr. Newsom was a former City Commissioner in Orlando, and instrumental in the construction of the present Orlando Public Library. Like Jean, he was very intelligent and curious about many subjects. Not long after this chance meeting, they married and had many happy years traveling and enjoying a full and active life together. Their travels included an elephant ride in India when they were both in their seventies. Jean was widowed for the second time when Mr. Newsom died in 1996.
After Mr. Newsom's death, Jean once again set about making a life for herself. By this time, she was very debilitated from back problems and often in bed, but she continued to read constantly on a variety of subjects. She enjoyed her children, her five grandchildren and her great-grandchildren. She continued to play bridge with her Bridge Club of fifty years, and to attend meetings of the Antiquarians and The Rosalind Club.
In 1999, Jean had another chance and fateful meeting with a wonderful man. She was on a trip down the Danube River with her daughters Cynthia Mackinnon , and Judy Van Valkenburgh, and their husbands when George Campbell came up and introduced himself to her, telling her he believed she and he were the only two single people on the trip! At the end of the two week trip, George announced to the family he wanted to marry Jean - and he did. From 1999 until 2003, Jean and George Campbell lived very happily together back and forth between Washington D.C. where he lived and Orlando.
In 2003, Jean had a massive and devastating stroke which left her paralyzed and completely disabled. From that day until the day he died in February 2009, at the age of 93, George Campbell sat by Jean's bedside and lavished love and attention on her.
Having suffered debilitating health problems and devastating losses, our mother came to believe deeply she had nevertheless been blessed throughout her life. Up until her final days, paralyzed form a stroke and suffering from advanced dementia, she made it clear to her family that she loved all of us dearly and was so grateful to God for the long life she had lived.
She will be remembered by her family as a person who was very beautiful even into her old age, elegant and refined, a stickler for good manners, a constant reader who passed on a love of books and reading to each generation, a collector and lover of beautiful things with a strong aesthetic sense who created lovely and comfortable homes wherever she lived, a person of intellect and curiosity, who was interested in many different things, a devoted wife and mother, and a faithful servant of God. She lived the best life she could under all the circumstances she faced.
Jean is survived by her three children Judy Zellner Van Valkenburgh (Lee), Cynthia Zellner Mackinnon (Alex) both Winter Park, and Robert Earl Zellner Junior (Kathleen) Chicago; six grandchildren, Jeannie Borsch (Ben), Mark Van Valkenburgh (Ginger), Mary Lee Van Valkenburgh, Craig Mackinnon (Jennifer), Gavin Mackinnon(Denise), Anne Zellner Nolte (Mike); and nine great-grandchildren, Rebecca Van Valkenburgh, Robert Van Valkenburgh, Daniel Van Valkenburgh, Frances Mackinnon, Margaret Mackinnon, Gianna Mackinnon, Keira Mackinnon, Amelia Mackinnon and Emily Borsch.
Jean Campbell's family gives their heartfelt thanks to the staff of The Mayflower Health Care Center who cared for our mother so attentively for almost eight years. If there are those who wish to send flowers or memorials, the family suggests gifts might be directed to All Saints Episcopal Church, 334 Lyman Avenue, Winter Park or M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1400 S. Orange
Avenue, Orlando 32806.
A Celebration of the Life of Jean Campbell will be held at All Saints Episcopal Church, 334 Lyman Avenue, Winter Park on Thursday, February 10, 2011, at 3:00 PM with burial to follow at Palm Cemetery, Winter Park.
Jean Brown Zellner Newsom Campbell died peacefully February 6, 2011, surrounded by her children and grandchildren. The complicated marital history evidenced by her name was the result of a series of terrible losses she suffered during her 94 years of life. Notwithstanding these losses, her life was full of blessings.
Jean was born in the small agricultural town of Marshallville, Georgia May 18, 1916. When her family who were peach farmers, lost everything in the Depression, they moved in 1930, to Lakeland,
Florida. Jean aged 13, immediately met Robert Zellner, a fourth generation Floridian, and they fell madly in love. Jean was a reserved and elegant beauty, and through-out their marriage, Robert was always impressed by her beauty, intellect and integrity. He attended
University of Florida and Jean went to Florida State College for Women (now FSU) where she was a Kappa Delta.
After college, Jean taught English until the couple married and drove from Florida to Chicago in a Model A Ford so that Robert could start his second year of medical school at Rush Medical School, now part of the University of Chicago. Their years in Chicago were difficult not only because two Florida transplants were dealing with Chicago winters, but resources were very scarce. Robert attended classes during the day and worked nights at The Museum of Science and Industry. Jean worked for a book publisher and for Proctor &
Gamble where she judged written entries for sweepstakes contests until their first child, Judy, was born.
The family moved to Orlando in 1946 where Dr. Zellner opened his medical practice. By then the family included Cynthia and Robert Zellner Jr.. Dr. Zellner was a dynamic, charismatic individual and a much loved and respected doctor. He was very active in medical politics, a Florida delegate to the American Medical Association, and President of both the Orange County and Florida Medical
Societies. Jean made many close friends during these years, many of whom she kept for a lifetime. Always tender-hearted when it came to children and their needs, she served as President of Orlando Day Nursery. She also became a member of the Country Club of
Orlando, The Rosalind Club, Antiquarians, Colonial Dames and was a long-time faithful member of First United Methodist Church.
In February 1975, Dr. Zellner saw patients in the morning and then went to the hospital for chest surgery which was expected to be rather routine. He died ten days after surgery. He was 59 years old. This loss was devastating for the whole family, particularly Jean. By this time, she was suffering from debilitating back problems. She had had three back surgeries, and many back procedures to alleviate pain which she would suffer from the rest of her life.
Notwithstanding these problems, Jean attempted to make a new life for herself following the death of the love of her life. She had always been a voracious reader and student, and she went by herself one summer to Oxford, England to study English playwrights. She had also always enjoyed writing, and she enrolled in Creative Writing classes.
In line at the old Morrison's Cafeteria one day in 1984, she met an old friend John Newsom. Mr. Newsom was a former City Commissioner in Orlando, and instrumental in the construction of the present Orlando Public Library. Like Jean, he was very intelligent and curious about many subjects. Not long after this chance meeting, they married and had many happy years traveling and enjoying a full and active life together. Their travels included an elephant ride in India when they were both in their seventies. Jean was widowed for the second time when Mr. Newsom died in 1996.
After Mr. Newsom's death, Jean once again set about making a life for herself. By this time, she was very debilitated from back problems and often in bed, but she continued to read constantly on a variety of subjects. She enjoyed her children, her five grandchildren and her great-grandchildren. She continued to play bridge with her Bridge Club of fifty years, and to attend meetings of the Antiquarians and The Rosalind Club.
In 1999, Jean had another chance and fateful meeting with a wonderful man. She was on a trip down the Danube River with her daughters Cynthia Mackinnon , and Judy Van Valkenburgh, and their husbands when George Campbell came up and introduced himself to her, telling her he believed she and he were the only two single people on the trip! At the end of the two week trip, George announced to the family he wanted to marry Jean - and he did. From 1999 until 2003, Jean and George Campbell lived very happily together back and forth between Washington D.C. where he lived and Orlando.
In 2003, Jean had a massive and devastating stroke which left her paralyzed and completely disabled. From that day until the day he died in February 2009, at the age of 93, George Campbell sat by Jean's bedside and lavished love and attention on her.
Having suffered debilitating health problems and devastating losses, our mother came to believe deeply she had nevertheless been blessed throughout her life. Up until her final days, paralyzed form a stroke and suffering from advanced dementia, she made it clear to her family that she loved all of us dearly and was so grateful to God for the long life she had lived.
She will be remembered by her family as a person who was very beautiful even into her old age, elegant and refined, a stickler for good manners, a constant reader who passed on a love of books and reading to each generation, a collector and lover of beautiful things with a strong aesthetic sense who created lovely and comfortable homes wherever she lived, a person of intellect and curiosity, who was interested in many different things, a devoted wife and mother, and a faithful servant of God. She lived the best life she could under all the circumstances she faced.
Jean is survived by her three children Judy Zellner Van Valkenburgh (Lee), Cynthia Zellner Mackinnon (Alex) both Winter Park, and Robert Earl Zellner Junior (Kathleen) Chicago; six grandchildren, Jeannie Borsch (Ben), Mark Van Valkenburgh (Ginger), Mary Lee Van Valkenburgh, Craig Mackinnon (Jennifer), Gavin Mackinnon(Denise), Anne Zellner Nolte (Mike); and nine great-grandchildren, Rebecca Van Valkenburgh, Robert Van Valkenburgh, Daniel Van Valkenburgh, Frances Mackinnon, Margaret Mackinnon, Gianna Mackinnon, Keira Mackinnon, Amelia Mackinnon and Emily Borsch.
Jean Campbell's family gives their heartfelt thanks to the staff of The Mayflower Health Care Center who cared for our mother so attentively for almost eight years. If there are those who wish to send flowers or memorials, the family suggests gifts might be directed to All Saints Episcopal Church, 334 Lyman Avenue, Winter Park or M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1400 S. Orange
Avenue, Orlando 32806.
A Celebration of the Life of Jean Campbell will be held at All Saints Episcopal Church, 334 Lyman Avenue, Winter Park on Thursday, February 10, 2011, at 3:00 PM with burial to follow at Palm Cemetery, Winter Park.
Jean was born in the small agricultural town of Marshallville, Georgia May 18, 1916. When her family who were peach farmers, lost everything in the Depression, they moved in 1930, to Lakeland,
Florida. Jean aged 13, immediately met Robert Zellner, a fourth generation Floridian, and they fell madly in love. Jean was a reserved and elegant beauty, and through-out their marriage, Robert was always impressed by her beauty, intellect and integrity. He attended
University of Florida and Jean went to Florida State College for Women (now FSU) where she was a Kappa Delta.
After college, Jean taught English until the couple married and drove from Florida to Chicago in a Model A Ford so that Robert could start his second year of medical school at Rush Medical School, now part of the University of Chicago. Their years in Chicago were difficult not only because two Florida transplants were dealing with Chicago winters, but resources were very scarce. Robert attended classes during the day and worked nights at The Museum of Science and Industry. Jean worked for a book publisher and for Proctor &
Gamble where she judged written entries for sweepstakes contests until their first child, Judy, was born.
The family moved to Orlando in 1946 where Dr. Zellner opened his medical practice. By then the family included Cynthia and Robert Zellner Jr.. Dr. Zellner was a dynamic, charismatic individual and a much loved and respected doctor. He was very active in medical politics, a Florida delegate to the American Medical Association, and President of both the Orange County and Florida Medical
Societies. Jean made many close friends during these years, many of whom she kept for a lifetime. Always tender-hearted when it came to children and their needs, she served as President of Orlando Day Nursery. She also became a member of the Country Club of
Orlando, The Rosalind Club, Antiquarians, Colonial Dames and was a long-time faithful member of First United Methodist Church.
In February 1975, Dr. Zellner saw patients in the morning and then went to the hospital for chest surgery which was expected to be rather routine. He died ten days after surgery. He was 59 years old. This loss was devastating for the whole family, particularly Jean. By this time, she was suffering from debilitating back problems. She had had three back surgeries, and many back procedures to alleviate pain which she would suffer from the rest of her life.
Notwithstanding these problems, Jean attempted to make a new life for herself following the death of the love of her life. She had always been a voracious reader and student, and she went by herself one summer to Oxford, England to study English playwrights. She had also always enjoyed writing, and she enrolled in Creative Writing classes.
In line at the old Morrison's Cafeteria one day in 1984, she met an old friend John Newsom. Mr. Newsom was a former City Commissioner in Orlando, and instrumental in the construction of the present Orlando Public Library. Like Jean, he was very intelligent and curious about many subjects. Not long after this chance meeting, they married and had many happy years traveling and enjoying a full and active life together. Their travels included an elephant ride in India when they were both in their seventies. Jean was widowed for the second time when Mr. Newsom died in 1996.
After Mr. Newsom's death, Jean once again set about making a life for herself. By this time, she was very debilitated from back problems and often in bed, but she continued to read constantly on a variety of subjects. She enjoyed her children, her five grandchildren and her great-grandchildren. She continued to play bridge with her Bridge Club of fifty years, and to attend meetings of the Antiquarians and The Rosalind Club.
In 1999, Jean had another chance and fateful meeting with a wonderful man. She was on a trip down the Danube River with her daughters Cynthia Mackinnon , and Judy Van Valkenburgh, and their husbands when George Campbell came up and introduced himself to her, telling her he believed she and he were the only two single people on the trip! At the end of the two week trip, George announced to the family he wanted to marry Jean - and he did. From 1999 until 2003, Jean and George Campbell lived very happily together back and forth between Washington D.C. where he lived and Orlando.
In 2003, Jean had a massive and devastating stroke which left her paralyzed and completely disabled. From that day until the day he died in February 2009, at the age of 93, George Campbell sat by Jean's bedside and lavished love and attention on her.
Having suffered debilitating health problems and devastating losses, our mother came to believe deeply she had nevertheless been blessed throughout her life. Up until her final days, paralyzed form a stroke and suffering from advanced dementia, she made it clear to her family that she loved all of us dearly and was so grateful to God for the long life she had lived.
She will be remembered by her family as a person who was very beautiful even into her old age, elegant and refined, a stickler for good manners, a constant reader who passed on a love of books and reading to each generation, a collector and lover of beautiful things with a strong aesthetic sense who created lovely and comfortable homes wherever she lived, a person of intellect and curiosity, who was interested in many different things, a devoted wife and mother, and a faithful servant of God. She lived the best life she could under all the circumstances she faced.
Jean is survived by her three children Judy Zellner Van Valkenburgh (Lee), Cynthia Zellner Mackinnon (Alex) both Winter Park, and Robert Earl Zellner Junior (Kathleen) Chicago; six grandchildren, Jeannie Borsch (Ben), Mark Van Valkenburgh (Ginger), Mary Lee Van Valkenburgh, Craig Mackinnon (Jennifer), Gavin Mackinnon(Denise), Anne Zellner Nolte (Mike); and nine great-grandchildren, Rebecca Van Valkenburgh, Robert Van Valkenburgh, Daniel Van Valkenburgh, Frances Mackinnon, Margaret Mackinnon, Gianna Mackinnon, Keira Mackinnon, Amelia Mackinnon and Emily Borsch.
Jean Campbell's family gives their heartfelt thanks to the staff of The Mayflower Health Care Center who cared for our mother so attentively for almost eight years. If there are those who wish to send flowers or memorials, the family suggests gifts might be directed to All Saints Episcopal Church, 334 Lyman Avenue, Winter Park or M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1400 S. Orange
Avenue, Orlando 32806.
A Celebration of the Life of Jean Campbell will be held at All Saints Episcopal Church, 334 Lyman Avenue, Winter Park on Thursday, February 10, 2011, at 3:00 PM with burial to follow at Palm Cemetery, Winter Park.
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