Individual Details
Ruth Evelyn BOWLBY
(15 AUG 1920 or 20 AUG 1920 - 15 FEB 1992)
>From Ruth Bowlby CARLETON (excerpts from autobiography):
I was born in August 15, 1920, in the white frame hospital in St. Clair that
still stands today, but as an apt. house. We lived on N. Third St. at that
time.
The only reason I was not named Beth (from "Little Women") was because Aunt
Jessie + Uncle Clint had their baby first. I was named after Ruth BIDDLE,
with whom my mother lived for a time before her marriage. Where the Evelyn
came from I do not know... But I was called Ruth + sometimes nicknamed
"Sunny."
Events
| Birth | 15 AUG 1920 or 20 AUG 1920 | St. Clair, St. Clair Co., MI |  | ||
| Marriage | 2 DEC 1942 | Monroe Richard "Dick" CARLETON | |||
| Death | 15 FEB 1992 | Lansing, Ingham Co., MI |  | | |
| Burial | Deepdale Memorial Gardens, Lansing, Ingham Co., MI | |
Families
| Spouse | Monroe Richard "Dick" CARLETON (1917 - 1989) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Russell DeVere BOWLBY (1892 - 1973) |
| Mother | Minnie Belle "Lois" BERNHARDT (1891 - 1969) |
| Sibling | Robert Roland BOWLBY (1923 - 2008) |
| Sibling | Lois Margaret BOWLBY (1925 - 2016) |
Notes
Death
Obituary (Lansing State Journal 18 Feb 1992):
CARLETON, Ruth Evelyn
Lansing
Formerly of East Lansing
Born August 15, 1920 to Lois B. and Russell D. BOWLBY and, on December 2,
1942, married to Monroe Richard CARLETON who died on December 27, 1989. She
is survived by 3 sons and daughters-in-law, Lawrence R. (Lynne E.) CARLETON
of San Diego, CA, Douglas J. (Vicki E.) CARLETON and Gordon R. CARLETON and
Lori L. CHAPEK-CARLETON, all of Lansing; brother, Robert R. BOWLBY of St.
Clair, MI; sister Lois M. (Donald G.) RANDOLPH of Springvale, ME; aunt,
Nellie STEBNER of Freeland, MI; and many cousins, nieces, nephews and
friends. Ruth was Valedictorian of her St. Clair High School class of 1938
and worked as a doctor's receptionist and then as a secretary at a Chrysler
Parts Depot in Marysville, MI. Later in life, she renewed her education at
the then Port Huron Jr. College where she received a scholarship to MSU in
1965 and moved with her family to East Lansing. There, she received her B.A.
in English and Education in 1967 and her M.A. in English in 1969 and also
taught English as a second language to foreign students at MSU. Ruth was a
member of the First Congregational Church in St. Clair where she taught
Sunday school for 7 years; served on the Education Committee; and was a
member of Winthrop Circle. She also a Cub Scout Den Mother. She was a past
Matron and Life Member of Cornell Chapter #93 O.E.S. in St. Clair. In East
Lansing, she became a duel member and secretary of Red Cedar Chapter #434
O.E.S. After serving in various other capacities in Community Volunteers for
International Programs, Ruth became Treasurer and served for many years. She
was active in various circles of Peoples Church; was a member of Greater
Lansing Orchid Society; East Lansing Womens Club; Friends of Kresge Art
Museum; and for years, was secretary of Ikebana International's local
chapter. She and her husband moved to Lansing in 1987 but Ruth continued her
interest in her club and volunteer work. She loved flowers, birds, music,
her collections of dolls, and most of all, her family and her many friends.
Memorial services will be held Sunday, February 23, 1992 at 7 p.m. at the
Gorsline-Runciman Co., East Chapel, East Lansing, with the Rev. Dr. Mary A.
HANSEN, Associate Pastor of Peoples Church, officiating. The family will
receive friends at the Chapel Saturday from 7-9 p.m. Memorials of your
choice would be appreciated for anything that could make the world a better
place.******
Endnotes
1. Thomas Chase
2. Thomas Chase
3. Gordon Carleton, Email