Ruth Edith Christianson Register Coleman 1917-2011 Ruth Edith Coleman, 94, passed away peacefully on December 4, 2011, in Jacksonville, Florida. Ruth was born on March 8, 1917, in Bismarck, North Dakota, to Adolph Marcus Christianson and Edith Baldwin Christianson. She graduated from Bismarck High School, Stephens College and the University of Iowa.
Ruth had a remarkable life. She married Francis Register in 1942, a Navy fighter pilot ace who was shot down in Attu, Alaska, in 1943. A widow at the age of 26, Ruth joined the Red Cross and ran Aero Clubs on bomber bases in England and France during World War II. She met James C. Coleman, Jr., an Army Captain, at the French Riviera on R&R leave in 1945 and married him in Green Cove Springs, Florida, in 1946.
Ruth and Jim moved to Jacksonville in 1947 when he started his insurance agency. Ruth loved the theatre. As Wardrobe Mistress, she was the longest-serving member of the local International Association of Theatrical Stage Engineers until her retirement at age 89. Ruth served on the Jacksonville Ballet Guild Board, and was a life member of Daughters of the Nile, elected Queen in 1963.
Ruth was predeceased by her husband of 48 years, James Corbett Coleman, Jr. She is survived by her son, James C. Rock Coleman, III (Faye); daughter, Christine Tina Woods (John). Grandchildren are Marcus Coleman; Amelia Coleman; Rebecca Bullard (Josh); Larry Crawford (Terri); great-grandchildren are Coleman and Carson Bullard; Mitchell and Jacob Crawford.
The family expresses heartfelt thanks to Ruth's caregivers, Eva Abott and Wanda Johnson, who made her last two years so comfortable and enjoyable. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to Community Hospice of Northeast Florida. Private services will be at Greenlawn Cemetery on Friday, December 9, 2011.
Florida Times Union, Dec 9 2011
Ruth had a remarkable life. She married Francis Register in 1942, a Navy fighter pilot ace who was shot down in Attu, Alaska, in 1943. A widow at the age of 26, Ruth joined the Red Cross and ran Aero Clubs on bomber bases in England and France during World War II. She met James C. Coleman, Jr., an Army Captain, at the French Riviera on R&R leave in 1945 and married him in Green Cove Springs, Florida, in 1946.
Ruth and Jim moved to Jacksonville in 1947 when he started his insurance agency. Ruth loved the theatre. As Wardrobe Mistress, she was the longest-serving member of the local International Association of Theatrical Stage Engineers until her retirement at age 89. Ruth served on the Jacksonville Ballet Guild Board, and was a life member of Daughters of the Nile, elected Queen in 1963.
Ruth was predeceased by her husband of 48 years, James Corbett Coleman, Jr. She is survived by her son, James C. Rock Coleman, III (Faye); daughter, Christine Tina Woods (John). Grandchildren are Marcus Coleman; Amelia Coleman; Rebecca Bullard (Josh); Larry Crawford (Terri); great-grandchildren are Coleman and Carson Bullard; Mitchell and Jacob Crawford.
The family expresses heartfelt thanks to Ruth's caregivers, Eva Abott and Wanda Johnson, who made her last two years so comfortable and enjoyable. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to Community Hospice of Northeast Florida. Private services will be at Greenlawn Cemetery on Friday, December 9, 2011.
Florida Times Union, Dec 9 2011
Ruth Edith Christianson Register Coleman 1917-2011 Ruth Edith Coleman, 94, passed away peacefully on December 4, 2011, in Jacksonville, Florida. Ruth was born on March 8, 1917, in Bismarck, North Dakota, to Adolph Marcus Christianson and Edith Baldwin Christianson. She graduated from Bismarck High School, Stephens College and the University of Iowa.
Ruth had a remarkable life. She married Francis Register in 1942, a Navy fighter pilot ace who was shot down in Attu, Alaska, in 1943. A widow at the age of 26, Ruth joined the Red Cross and ran Aero Clubs on bomber bases in England and France during World War II. She met James C. Coleman, Jr., an Army Captain, at the French Riviera on R&R leave in 1945 and married him in Green Cove Springs, Florida, in 1946.
Ruth and Jim moved to Jacksonville in 1947 when he started his insurance agency. Ruth loved the theatre. As Wardrobe Mistress, she was the longest-serving member of the local International Association of Theatrical Stage Engineers until her retirement at age 89. Ruth served on the Jacksonville Ballet Guild Board, and was a life member of Daughters of the Nile, elected Queen in 1963.
Ruth was predeceased by her husband of 48 years, James Corbett Coleman, Jr. She is survived by her son, James C. Rock Coleman, III (Faye); daughter, Christine Tina Woods (John). Grandchildren are Marcus Coleman; Amelia Coleman; Rebecca Bullard (Josh); Larry Crawford (Terri); great-grandchildren are Coleman and Carson Bullard; Mitchell and Jacob Crawford.
The family expresses heartfelt thanks to Ruth's caregivers, Eva Abott and Wanda Johnson, who made her last two years so comfortable and enjoyable. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to Community Hospice of Northeast Florida. Private services will be at Greenlawn Cemetery on Friday, December 9, 2011.
Florida Times Union, Dec 9 2011
Ruth had a remarkable life. She married Francis Register in 1942, a Navy fighter pilot ace who was shot down in Attu, Alaska, in 1943. A widow at the age of 26, Ruth joined the Red Cross and ran Aero Clubs on bomber bases in England and France during World War II. She met James C. Coleman, Jr., an Army Captain, at the French Riviera on R&R leave in 1945 and married him in Green Cove Springs, Florida, in 1946.
Ruth and Jim moved to Jacksonville in 1947 when he started his insurance agency. Ruth loved the theatre. As Wardrobe Mistress, she was the longest-serving member of the local International Association of Theatrical Stage Engineers until her retirement at age 89. Ruth served on the Jacksonville Ballet Guild Board, and was a life member of Daughters of the Nile, elected Queen in 1963.
Ruth was predeceased by her husband of 48 years, James Corbett Coleman, Jr. She is survived by her son, James C. Rock Coleman, III (Faye); daughter, Christine Tina Woods (John). Grandchildren are Marcus Coleman; Amelia Coleman; Rebecca Bullard (Josh); Larry Crawford (Terri); great-grandchildren are Coleman and Carson Bullard; Mitchell and Jacob Crawford.
The family expresses heartfelt thanks to Ruth's caregivers, Eva Abott and Wanda Johnson, who made her last two years so comfortable and enjoyable. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to Community Hospice of Northeast Florida. Private services will be at Greenlawn Cemetery on Friday, December 9, 2011.
Florida Times Union, Dec 9 2011
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