Ruth Jeanette Hansen Boast (1911-2007)
BOAST, HANSEN
Posted By: Ames Tribune
Date: 6/21/2007 at 07:31:27
THE AMES TRIBUNE, Ames, Story County, Iowa, Wednesday, June 20, 2007.
May 9, 1911-May 27, 2007
Ruth Jeanette Hansen Boast died Sunday, May 27, in Ames. A memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 25, at Ames First United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Ames Municipal Cemetery.
Ruth Boast lived her entire life in Ames. She was born May 9, 1911, to Hans Jacob Hansen and Ellen Mary Peterson Hansen, who immigrated separately to central Iowa from Denmark and Sweden, respectively. She graduated from Ames High School in 1928 and received a bachelor's degree in home economics and child development from Iowa State College in 1933. She married Warren Benefield Boast Nov. 28, 1936, in Ames. Warren retired as head of the Iowa State University Electrical Engineering Department in 1975. Ruth and Warren had three sons, Richard, Charles and Tom.
She was a member of First United Methodist Church, Alpha Gamma Delta sorority, Mortar Board, ISU Faculty Women's Club and the Ames Hearth and Heather Club. She was an active supporter of the Danish Museum in Elkhorn, the Ames Historical Society and Youth and Shelter Services. She was a member of P.E.O. for 53 years and served as president of Chapter IV, Ames, from 1974 to 1976.
Everyone who knew Ruth remembers her love of life, her inclusiveness and her celebration of family and friends. She and Warren were avid world travelers and she continued to visit family into 2007. Through her entire life, she remained a vibrant and active participant in as many Ames activities as she could schedule, including being a fan of ISU women's basketball, activities with ISU friends, strolls through Reiman Gardens, travel and adventure films, ISU and Ames theater and music performances and Green Hills Retirement Community events and gatherings.
She is survived by two sons, Charles, of Champaign, Ill., and Tom, of Brooklyn, N.Y.; four grandchildren, Stokely, Saul, Sarah and Emma; six great-grandchildren; one niece; two nephews; two step-grandchildren; and four step-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Warren; one son, Richard; and one brother, Robert.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday, June 24, at Adams Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be directed to First United Methodist Church, the Ames Historical Society or the P.E.O. Educational Loan Fund.
Adams Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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