Ruth
Ruth Elizabeth Hall
d. September 24, 2010
Ruth Elizabeth Hall, age 75, of Apple River, Illinois, died Friday, September 24, 2010 at Swedish-American Hospital, Rockford, Illinois. Cremation rites have been accorded. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 29, 2010, at the Schapville Zion Presbyterian Church, Schapville, Illinois with Reverend Dottie Morizzo officiating. Visitation will be held from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m., prior to the memorial service at the church. Burial will be in the Schapville Zion Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Memorials may be given to the church or the A.S.P.C.A. in Ruth’s memory.
Ruth was born on January 11, 1935, the daughter of Albert N. and Esther M. (Fanum) Swanson in Gary, Indiana. She attended Wheaton Community School and graduated with the Class of 1952. Ruth later attended Presbyterian-St. Luke's School of Nursing in Chicago where she completed her training as a Registered Nurse. She married Douglas D. Hall on August 12, 1955 in Wheaton, Illinois.
Ruth was a registered nurse and worked as an emergency room nurse for the Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Illinois and for Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana. She was respected by her colleagues and was known for her excellent patient care. She also valued her role as a minister’s wife. Ruth and her husband, Douglas, a Presbyterian pastor, moved full time to Apple River after retiring in 1995. She was a member of the Schapville Zion Presbyterian Church, where she was involved in several church circles and participated in the church choir and played hand bells. Ruth enjoyed reading and traveling. Most of all, Ruth treasured spending time with her family and friends.
Ruth will be dearly missed by her husband, Douglas; one son, Scott (Kellie) Hall of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin; four daughters, Karen (Dale) Goeke of Rochester, Minnesota, Deborah (Jeff) Vogt of Elkhorn, Wisconsin, Helen Hall of Mountain View, California and Christine (Mike) Clymer of Kingston, Illinois; seven grandchildren, Charlie, John and Jessica Goeke, Peter and Ed Vogt, Trischia (Matthew) Burdt/Hall, and Mitch Clymer; one step-granddaughter, Kaci Clymer and her daughter, Ava; and one sister, Helen Miller of Grahamsville, New York.
“Those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.” – Isaiah 40:31
Ruth was born on January 11, 1935, the daughter of Albert N. and Esther M. (Fanum) Swanson in Gary, Indiana. She attended Wheaton Community School and graduated with the Class of 1952. Ruth later attended Presbyterian-St. Luke's School of Nursing in Chicago where she completed her training as a Registered Nurse. She married Douglas D. Hall on August 12, 1955 in Wheaton, Illinois.
Ruth was a registered nurse and worked as an emergency room nurse for the Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Illinois and for Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana. She was respected by her colleagues and was known for her excellent patient care. She also valued her role as a minister’s wife. Ruth and her husband, Douglas, a Presbyterian pastor, moved full time to Apple River after retiring in 1995. She was a member of the Schapville Zion Presbyterian Church, where she was involved in several church circles and participated in the church choir and played hand bells. Ruth enjoyed reading and traveling. Most of all, Ruth treasured spending time with her family and friends.
Ruth will be dearly missed by her husband, Douglas; one son, Scott (Kellie) Hall of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin; four daughters, Karen (Dale) Goeke of Rochester, Minnesota, Deborah (Jeff) Vogt of Elkhorn, Wisconsin, Helen Hall of Mountain View, California and Christine (Mike) Clymer of Kingston, Illinois; seven grandchildren, Charlie, John and Jessica Goeke, Peter and Ed Vogt, Trischia (Matthew) Burdt/Hall, and Mitch Clymer; one step-granddaughter, Kaci Clymer and her daughter, Ava; and one sister, Helen Miller of Grahamsville, New York.
“Those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.” – Isaiah 40:31
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