Some cities with storied buildings and vast cemeteries destinations like Savannah, New Orleans and Salem have reputations for their history of paranormal encounters. However, many people may not be aware of the extensive folklore of ghosts right here in San Diego.
Ada was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, the second youngest of six children with three older brothers, one older and one younger sister.
She was athletic, excelling in speed skating and other winter sports-including hockey and running across rubber ice during the spring thaw. She loved her Scottish roots, including shortbread, Scottish dancing and the bagpipes. Ada worked in a Fort Saskatchewan dental office in her teenage years, and throughout her life kept the Canadian tradition of serving tea. She was a consummate hostess and loved sharing an elegant table.
She completed college in Vancouver, B.C., and as a traveling nurse met her future husband, Dave Dorn, whom she married Dec. 14, 1953. They spent 67 wonderful years together, which included travel to all continents and living abroad, often wearing their signature world map jackets and making lifelong friends. She maintained her interests in nursing and health although transitioned to full-time homemaker after marriage. With