Linton, Ruth V. (1919 - 2015)

LINTON, BLAKELY, BURGETT, UNDERWOOD, SCHABEN

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 11/22/2015 at 17:40:47

Name of deceased: Ruth Verlene Linton (nee Blakely)

Aged: 96 yrs, 5 mo, 9 days

Residence: Harlan, IA

Born: June 2, 1919; Harlan, IA

Died: Nov. 11, 2015, Elm Crest Retirement Center, Harlan, IA

Funeral services: Friday, Nov. 13, 2015; First United Methodist Church, Harlan, IA; burial was in the Harlan Cemetery, Harlan, IA

Survived by: Children, Mike (spouse, Marcia) Linton of Marion, IA, John (spouse, Peggy) Linton of Fort Calhoun, NE, Ruth (spouse, Bobby) Schaben of Harlan, IA, and Lola Linton, also of Harlan, IA; 9 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Henry and Lola (nee Burgett) Blakely; husband, Roy; son, Roy Linton II; brothers, Don and Floyd Blakely; sister, Iona Underwood

Education: attended Lincoln Township No. 7 country school, Shelby County, IA, and graduated from Harlan (IA) High School. She then attended Nebraska Methodist Nursing School and obtained her bachelor’s degree in nursing.

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Roy Victor Linton; Nov. 30, 1947; First Presbyterian Church, Omaha, NE

Employment: employed as a registered nurse at the Hamburg Hospital and Myrtue Memorial Hospital in Harlan, IA; she then joined the Shelby County (IA) Public Health and retired in 1988.

Hobbies/Interests: ceramics, gardening, sewing, square dancing, wine-making, and traveling with her husband; member, American Legion Auxiliary; board member, Harlan Crest Home and Country Care Center; charter board member, Shelby County Assn. for Retarded Citizens

Sources: harlanonline.com; kjan.com; pauleyjones.com