Miriam Florence (Thomas) Stevenson (1942-2016)
STEVENSON, THOMAS, REED
Posted By: Mark Christian
Date: 4/23/2016 at 11:42:08
Obituary From Adams Soderstrum Funeral Home, Story County, Iowa.
Miriam Florence Stevenson was born October 1, 1942 to Byron and Virginia (Reed) Thomas. Miriam graduated from United Community High School west of Ames, Iowa. She attended the University of Northern Iowa and then graduated from American Institute of Business (AIB) in Des Moines. After graduation, Miriam worked as a secretary in the poultry science department at Iowa State University where she met an ISU student from Colo named Bob Stevenson. They were married during his senior year at Iowa State.
Upon his graduation, they moved to Wauwatosa, Wisc. where Miriam worked as a bank teller. After moving to Springfield, Ill., she worked as a secretary in the military research department for Sagagmo Electric. They then lived in Bondurant, Iowa and Miriam worked in Des Moines as a legal secretary for Nyemaster Law Firm, and then as a secretary in the soil conversation department for the USDA. While they lived in Aurora, Colo., Miriam was a stay-at-home mom. They then moved to St. Charles, Ill. where Miriam worked as a teacher’s aide at Lily Lake Grade School. Miriam and Bob then moved to her parent’s farm west of Ames to care for her mother, and after her passing moved to Burlington be near family.
Miriam was a Boone County Master Gardener and volunteered at Reiman Gardens in Ames. She enjoyed landscaping, working in her own garden, and had done several master gardening projects in Boone.
Miriam passed away at 73 years of age on April 16, 2016 in Burlington, Illinois.
Miriam is survived by her husband of 51 years, Robert (Bob) S. Stevenson of Burlington; her son, Robert (Rob) T. Stevenson and his wife, Stephanie, and their daughters, Lilly and Avery, all of Elburn, Ill.; and her son, Roy Reed Stevenson and his wife, Courtney, and their sons, Jake, Ben, Roy and Luke, all of Elgin, Ill.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in Miriam's memory may be made to the Les Turner ALS Foundation at www.lesturnerals.org
Funeral Service
APR 23. 11:00 AM
Adams Funeral Home & Cremation Service
502 Douglas Avenue
Ames, IA, US, 50010Graveside Service
APR 23. 12:00 PM
Olive Branch Cemetery
2200 240th Street
Ames, IA, US, 50014
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