Nelson, Ruth

1930 - 2015  (84 years)

• Name	Nelson, Ruth
  Birth	19 Nov 1930	Ellington, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Female
  Education - High School	1948	Hortonville, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA   [1]
  Hortonville High School Class of 1948
  Death	14 Apr 2015	Evanston, Uinta, Wyoming, USA
  Obituary	3 May 2015
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Ruth Elida Avants passed away on Tuesday, April 14, 2015, in Evanston, Wyo., where she had lived for many years. She was born on Nov. 19, 1930, in the town of Ellington, the daughter of Matthew and Jennie (Laird) Nelson. Ruth graduated from Hortonville High School in 1948, and then from the Outagamie Rural Normal. Following that she taught school for several years. Making a change she went to work at Kimberly-Clark Main Office in Neenah. In 1963, she moved to Wyoming, where she met and married Robert Avants. They had three children, Shaleen, Michael and Sean. Ruth liked music and was a fine piano player. She was the accompanist for the girls' chorus in high school, and the organist at her churches in both Stephensville and Evanston. She worked as a practical nurse at the Wyoming State Hospital in Evanston. Ruth was a very friendly and sincere person and had many friends. Ruth was pre-deceased by her parents and husband. She is survived by her daughter, Shaleen, son, Michael, son and daughter-in-law, Sean and Susan, her brother and sister-in-law, Orville and Lila Nelson, her sister, Arlo Mae Sell, nephews, Robert and James Nelson, and niece, Judith Abendschein; and cousins. Funeral arrangements are pending.
  Person ID	I204191	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	27 Mar 2017

  
  

  Father	Nelson, Matthew,   b. 28 Apr 1897   d. 2 Apr 1980 (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Laird, Jennie,   b. 17 Jul 1895   d. 10 Sep 1992, Hortonville, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 97 years)
  Family ID	F70537	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Avants, Robert
  Family ID	F70534	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2016

  
  

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• Sources

  [S1276] Hortonville High School Class of 1948 Polar Bear Yearbook, (Hortonville High School Class of 1948 Polar Bear Yearbook, Hortonville, 1948). 204191