Ruth E. (Conner) Jeffries, 92, died on January 22, 2013 at Windsor Manor in Vinson, Iowa. She was the daughter of Thomas Charles and Alma Fogel Conner. She graduated from Glidden High School in 1938. She received her Bachelor's degree in Education from Buena Vista College in Storm Lake in 1942. She taught at various schools in western Iowa from 1943 until 1954. On June 13, 1954, she married Jack J. Jeffries in Glidden. She resumed teaching in Gary, South Dakota, in 1962. In 1965, the couple and their children moved to Vinton. She taught elementary school (5th grade) in Vinton from 1965 until 1979. She then worked as a house parent at the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School until her retirement in 1989. Following her retirement, she became involved in volunteering. She was a member of the Red Cross Auxiliary and led Bingo at local care facilities. She enjoyed knitting baby caps for St. Luke's Hospital and provided child care. She was also a member of the Vinton Women's Club and was named Woman of the Year in 1994. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church and also attended Stewart Memorial United Methodist Church and Blessed Hope. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Jack, on June 21, 2012; an infant son, Jason; three brothers: Paul, Ralph and John Conner; and three sisters: Hazel Peters, Jean Anderson and Mary Ellen Tew. She is survived by two sons, two daughters, one brother, two sisters, eight grandchildren, one brother-in-law, and two sisters-in-law. Funeral: February 2, 2013 at Blessed Hope in Vinton.
Full obituary published in the Cedar Valley Daily Times on January 25, 2013
Full obituary published in the Cedar Valley Daily Times on January 25, 2013
Ruth E. (Conner) Jeffries, 92, died on January 22, 2013 at Windsor Manor in Vinson, Iowa. She was the daughter of Thomas Charles and Alma Fogel Conner. She graduated from Glidden High School in 1938. She received her Bachelor's degree in Education from Buena Vista College in Storm Lake in 1942. She taught at various schools in western Iowa from 1943 until 1954. On June 13, 1954, she married Jack J. Jeffries in Glidden. She resumed teaching in Gary, South Dakota, in 1962. In 1965, the couple and their children moved to Vinton. She taught elementary school (5th grade) in Vinton from 1965 until 1979. She then worked as a house parent at the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School until her retirement in 1989. Following her retirement, she became involved in volunteering. She was a member of the Red Cross Auxiliary and led Bingo at local care facilities. She enjoyed knitting baby caps for St. Luke's Hospital and provided child care. She was also a member of the Vinton Women's Club and was named Woman of the Year in 1994. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church and also attended Stewart Memorial United Methodist Church and Blessed Hope. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Jack, on June 21, 2012; an infant son, Jason; three brothers: Paul, Ralph and John Conner; and three sisters: Hazel Peters, Jean Anderson and Mary Ellen Tew. She is survived by two sons, two daughters, one brother, two sisters, eight grandchildren, one brother-in-law, and two sisters-in-law. Funeral: February 2, 2013 at Blessed Hope in Vinton.
Full obituary published in the Cedar Valley Daily Times on January 25, 2013
Full obituary published in the Cedar Valley Daily Times on January 25, 2013
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