In Memory
Ruth M. (Clarquist) Stearns
March 27, 1908 - Sept. 6, 2003
Ruth M. Stearns, 95, Columbus, died at 11:35 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, 2003, at Columbus Health and Rehab Center. Stearns worked for several years with the Allied Collection Service and then worked as a bookkeeper for five years with the Orville Savage Accounting Service.
She was a member of First United Methodist Church, the Philathea Class and the Criterion Club. Born March 27, 1908, at South Bend, she was a daughter of John and Erika Olson Clarquist, who preceded her in death.
She is survived by two sons, Charles F. (Mary Etta) Sterns, Oldsmar, Fla., and Wayne (Sue) Stearns, New Albany; a daughter, Nancy (Jim) Rosenberger, Columbus; three grandsons, Steven Stearns, Columbus, John Stearns, Sellersburg, and Scott (Amy) Rosenberger, Seymour; two granddaughters, Kelly (Harrison) Andrews, Buford, Ga., and Marcia Stearns, Evansville; and two great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a son, John S. Stearns; a brother, Walter Clarquist; and a granddaughter, Michelle Stearns.
Funeral services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Myers Funeral Service, Reed & Jewell Chapel, Columbus, with burial at Vernon Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday and from 9:30 a.m. until time of service Wednesday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of South Central Indiana or First United Methodist Church.
The Tribune Seymour, IN, 08 Sep 2003
Sources: Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com and FindAGrave.com
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