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Stewart, Ruth L. (1937 – 2018)

STEWART, MARTIN, GREVE, SLAVIN, BOYSEN

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 6/5/2018 at 20:28:08

Name of deceased: Ruth LaVonne Stewart

Aged: 80 yrs, 6 mo, 25 days

Residence: no information provided

Born: Nov. 5, 1937; Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Died: May 30, 2018

Funeral services: Monday, June 4, 2018; Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Harlan, IA; burial was in the Harlan Cemetery, Harlan, IA

Survived by: Sister-in-law, Vera Stewart of Harlan, IA; nieces and nephews, Lois (spouse, Dave) Martin of Harlan, IA, Paul Stewart (spouse, Diane) of Harlan, IA, James Stewart and John Stewart of Minocqua, WI, Janice (spouse, Bryan) Greve of Elk Horn, IA and Kathe Slavin of Grimes, IA; other family and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Vera Ruth (nee Boysen) and Earl Stewart; beloved grandmother, Sadie Boysen; brother, David Stewart; great-nephew, Ethan Stewart

Education: attended country school at Monroe Township Number 1, Shelby County, IA, through Grade 8. Later, she would restart her high school education at age 22, so that she could continue on to college and seminary. She obtained her high school diploma through the University of Nebraska correspondence courses. In 1963, she entered her freshman year of college at Judson College in Elgin, IL. In 1967, she received her BA degree with a double major in sociology and art. She was then motivated to enter the field of Christian education and she entered seminary, ultimately earning her Master’s degree in Education from the Midwestern Baptist Seminary in Kansas City, MO in 1970. After serving as a preschool teacher for 2 years, she went on to Southwestern Seminary in Fort Worth, TX, and earned a Graduate Specialist degree, graduating with a perfect 4.0 GPA. She served as the coordinator of the University Baptist Church Preschool in Fort Worth, TX from 1971 to 1972, but after graduation went into full time Christian ministry. Over 20 years later, she continued her education, earning a degree in Early and Middle Childhood Education from Nova University in Ft. Lauderdale, FL in 1991.

Religious affiliation: American Baptist Church; Baptist minister

Military service: n/a

Marriage: no information provided

Employment: After finally completing her graduate specialist degree in 1972, Ruth was called to Hawaii to serve as the Director of Christian Education at the Pali View Baptist Church in Kaneohe. There, she helped develop children’s programs for the Hawaii Baptist Association before returning to Midwestern Baptist Seminary in Kansas City, MO., in 1974 to serve as Director of the seminary’s Child Development Center until 1989. At that time, Ruth became a consultant for Childwise Programs in Kansas City, a position she held for many years. From 1990 to 2005, she served as a faculty instructor in the Early Childhood Education Department at Penn Valley Community College in Kansas City, KS. As her career wound down, Ruth wrote grants and helped others plan and develop pre-school programs at Missouri-area churches.

Hobbies/Interests: Ruth’s early years had her very active in 4-H, where she loved showing registered Holstein cattle at the local Shelby County Fair and at the Iowa State Fair. One of her highlights was when she showed her Holstein heifer in Chicago, IL, taking it all the way to Chicago by train. She was awarded a blue ribbon. Her later years were joyfully spent spreading the Word of Christ and touching thousands of lives along the way.

Sources: pauleyjones.com


 

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