Dicks, Ruth E.
March 23, 1922-November 2, 2013
Long time Mission Viejo resident, Ruth Dicks slipped peacefully through the gates of heaven on November 2, 2013.
Ruth was the daughter of Albert and Fanny Senn of Page, North Dakota, where she grew up and attended school. Her adult career began as a teacher in rural Minnesota.
When the Cadet Nurse program was initiated to replace nurses being sent to help the war effort, she was able to realize her dream of becoming a nurse. Ruth was one of the first nurses to open Mission Community Hospital in 1971, and continued as In-Service Director until her retirement in 1985. She received a Master's Degree from Long Beach State in 1978 while continuing her career. Her retirement after a near fatal automobile accident did not end her nursing career, however; she worked with the VNA organization caring for many families in Orange County. At the age of 90, she was honored by the city of Mission Viejo for her many years of volunteer work at the MV Library and the Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center.
Ruth is survived by her three sons, George, Gary and Michael Dicks; daughter, Polly Keeling; 8 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews; and sister, Iva Forte of Lake Oswego, OR.
A Celebration of Life will be held 1:00 p.m., Saturday, January 25th, 2014, at the Presbyterian Church of the Master, 26051 Marguerite Parkway, Mission Viejo..
Published in Orange County Register on Jan. 20, 2014
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MISSION VIEJO – Longtime resident and volunteer Ruth Dicks was honored Monday night by the City Council for 17 years of service.
Dicks, just days shy of her 90th birthday, has been administering blood pressure evaluations at the Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center for nearly two decades, according to a proclamation read by Mayor Frank Ury at Monday's council meeting.
Mission Viejo's Ruth Dicks honored for volunteer service
Ruth Dicks was recognized by Mission Viejo Frank Ury for her volunteer service at the Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center. Dicks will turn 90 years old on Friday.
CHRIS BOUCLY, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Dicks, born in a small town in North Dakota, began her career as a first-grade teacher after graduating from a teaching college. At the start of World War II, the need for nurses became clear and Dicks moved to California to enroll as a nursing student.
She worked as a cadet student nurse at Seaside Hospital in Long Beach, now Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, in 1942, and later earned her master's in nursing education.
In 1969, Dicks moved to what is now Mission Viejo and two years later was among the nurses to open Mission Hospital. When she retired in the mid-1990s, she brought her skills to the community center and began providing blood pressure evaluations, according to the proclamation.
"I've enjoyed working with (the) city for a long time," Dicks said. "It's nice to do something special."
Published: March 19, 2012 Updated: Aug. 21, 2013 1:17 p.m.
March 23, 1922-November 2, 2013
Long time Mission Viejo resident, Ruth Dicks slipped peacefully through the gates of heaven on November 2, 2013.
Ruth was the daughter of Albert and Fanny Senn of Page, North Dakota, where she grew up and attended school. Her adult career began as a teacher in rural Minnesota.
When the Cadet Nurse program was initiated to replace nurses being sent to help the war effort, she was able to realize her dream of becoming a nurse. Ruth was one of the first nurses to open Mission Community Hospital in 1971, and continued as In-Service Director until her retirement in 1985. She received a Master's Degree from Long Beach State in 1978 while continuing her career. Her retirement after a near fatal automobile accident did not end her nursing career, however; she worked with the VNA organization caring for many families in Orange County. At the age of 90, she was honored by the city of Mission Viejo for her many years of volunteer work at the MV Library and the Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center.
Ruth is survived by her three sons, George, Gary and Michael Dicks; daughter, Polly Keeling; 8 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews; and sister, Iva Forte of Lake Oswego, OR.
A Celebration of Life will be held 1:00 p.m., Saturday, January 25th, 2014, at the Presbyterian Church of the Master, 26051 Marguerite Parkway, Mission Viejo..
Published in Orange County Register on Jan. 20, 2014
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MISSION VIEJO – Longtime resident and volunteer Ruth Dicks was honored Monday night by the City Council for 17 years of service.
Dicks, just days shy of her 90th birthday, has been administering blood pressure evaluations at the Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center for nearly two decades, according to a proclamation read by Mayor Frank Ury at Monday's council meeting.
Mission Viejo's Ruth Dicks honored for volunteer service
Ruth Dicks was recognized by Mission Viejo Frank Ury for her volunteer service at the Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center. Dicks will turn 90 years old on Friday.
CHRIS BOUCLY, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Dicks, born in a small town in North Dakota, began her career as a first-grade teacher after graduating from a teaching college. At the start of World War II, the need for nurses became clear and Dicks moved to California to enroll as a nursing student.
She worked as a cadet student nurse at Seaside Hospital in Long Beach, now Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, in 1942, and later earned her master's in nursing education.
In 1969, Dicks moved to what is now Mission Viejo and two years later was among the nurses to open Mission Hospital. When she retired in the mid-1990s, she brought her skills to the community center and began providing blood pressure evaluations, according to the proclamation.
"I've enjoyed working with (the) city for a long time," Dicks said. "It's nice to do something special."
Published: March 19, 2012 Updated: Aug. 21, 2013 1:17 p.m.
Dicks, Ruth E.
March 23, 1922-November 2, 2013
Long time Mission Viejo resident, Ruth Dicks slipped peacefully through the gates of heaven on November 2, 2013.
Ruth was the daughter of Albert and Fanny Senn of Page, North Dakota, where she grew up and attended school. Her adult career began as a teacher in rural Minnesota.
When the Cadet Nurse program was initiated to replace nurses being sent to help the war effort, she was able to realize her dream of becoming a nurse. Ruth was one of the first nurses to open Mission Community Hospital in 1971, and continued as In-Service Director until her retirement in 1985. She received a Master's Degree from Long Beach State in 1978 while continuing her career. Her retirement after a near fatal automobile accident did not end her nursing career, however; she worked with the VNA organization caring for many families in Orange County. At the age of 90, she was honored by the city of Mission Viejo for her many years of volunteer work at the MV Library and the Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center.
Ruth is survived by her three sons, George, Gary and Michael Dicks; daughter, Polly Keeling; 8 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews; and sister, Iva Forte of Lake Oswego, OR.
A Celebration of Life will be held 1:00 p.m., Saturday, January 25th, 2014, at the Presbyterian Church of the Master, 26051 Marguerite Parkway, Mission Viejo..
Published in Orange County Register on Jan. 20, 2014
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MISSION VIEJO – Longtime resident and volunteer Ruth Dicks was honored Monday night by the City Council for 17 years of service.
Dicks, just days shy of her 90th birthday, has been administering blood pressure evaluations at the Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center for nearly two decades, according to a proclamation read by Mayor Frank Ury at Monday's council meeting.
Mission Viejo's Ruth Dicks honored for volunteer service
Ruth Dicks was recognized by Mission Viejo Frank Ury for her volunteer service at the Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center. Dicks will turn 90 years old on Friday.
CHRIS BOUCLY, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Dicks, born in a small town in North Dakota, began her career as a first-grade teacher after graduating from a teaching college. At the start of World War II, the need for nurses became clear and Dicks moved to California to enroll as a nursing student.
She worked as a cadet student nurse at Seaside Hospital in Long Beach, now Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, in 1942, and later earned her master's in nursing education.
In 1969, Dicks moved to what is now Mission Viejo and two years later was among the nurses to open Mission Hospital. When she retired in the mid-1990s, she brought her skills to the community center and began providing blood pressure evaluations, according to the proclamation.
"I've enjoyed working with (the) city for a long time," Dicks said. "It's nice to do something special."
Published: March 19, 2012 Updated: Aug. 21, 2013 1:17 p.m.
March 23, 1922-November 2, 2013
Long time Mission Viejo resident, Ruth Dicks slipped peacefully through the gates of heaven on November 2, 2013.
Ruth was the daughter of Albert and Fanny Senn of Page, North Dakota, where she grew up and attended school. Her adult career began as a teacher in rural Minnesota.
When the Cadet Nurse program was initiated to replace nurses being sent to help the war effort, she was able to realize her dream of becoming a nurse. Ruth was one of the first nurses to open Mission Community Hospital in 1971, and continued as In-Service Director until her retirement in 1985. She received a Master's Degree from Long Beach State in 1978 while continuing her career. Her retirement after a near fatal automobile accident did not end her nursing career, however; she worked with the VNA organization caring for many families in Orange County. At the age of 90, she was honored by the city of Mission Viejo for her many years of volunteer work at the MV Library and the Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center.
Ruth is survived by her three sons, George, Gary and Michael Dicks; daughter, Polly Keeling; 8 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews; and sister, Iva Forte of Lake Oswego, OR.
A Celebration of Life will be held 1:00 p.m., Saturday, January 25th, 2014, at the Presbyterian Church of the Master, 26051 Marguerite Parkway, Mission Viejo..
Published in Orange County Register on Jan. 20, 2014
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MISSION VIEJO – Longtime resident and volunteer Ruth Dicks was honored Monday night by the City Council for 17 years of service.
Dicks, just days shy of her 90th birthday, has been administering blood pressure evaluations at the Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center for nearly two decades, according to a proclamation read by Mayor Frank Ury at Monday's council meeting.
Mission Viejo's Ruth Dicks honored for volunteer service
Ruth Dicks was recognized by Mission Viejo Frank Ury for her volunteer service at the Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center. Dicks will turn 90 years old on Friday.
CHRIS BOUCLY, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Dicks, born in a small town in North Dakota, began her career as a first-grade teacher after graduating from a teaching college. At the start of World War II, the need for nurses became clear and Dicks moved to California to enroll as a nursing student.
She worked as a cadet student nurse at Seaside Hospital in Long Beach, now Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, in 1942, and later earned her master's in nursing education.
In 1969, Dicks moved to what is now Mission Viejo and two years later was among the nurses to open Mission Hospital. When she retired in the mid-1990s, she brought her skills to the community center and began providing blood pressure evaluations, according to the proclamation.
"I've enjoyed working with (the) city for a long time," Dicks said. "It's nice to do something special."
Published: March 19, 2012 Updated: Aug. 21, 2013 1:17 p.m.
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