RUTH MYRTLE JOHNSON DEAN

                                                              LIFE SKETCH

of

Ruth Myrtle Johnson Dean
Written by LaRue Clark, a daughter-in-law, March 10, 2003.

 Posted by Carolyn J. Christensen.  Most of the pictures, and the life sketch were obtained from LaRue Clark, Ruth's Daughter-in-law.

Ruth Myrtle Johnson, born 12 Aug 1910, died 23 January 1956, probably of heart disease. She was preceded in death by her half sister, Ebba, and Else and Edith, her sisters and her father, Carl. She was born at Shelley, Idaho to Carl Oscar and Gerda Hansen Johnson. Carl’s first wife died leaving Willard and Ebba. Her Parents added Gerda, Alan, Elsa, Edwin and Edith (twins), Ruth, Wallace, Walter, Berniece and Maurice. She attended Shelley schools.

In 1926 Ruth married Denzle Clark. They had two children, Terrell and Arlene. They divorced. Later she was married to a Mr. Sargeant and divorced. She found work at Montgomery Ward in Miles City, Montana. She excelled in sales and was a buyer for the different companies she worked for thru the years.

Later she met and married Kenneth Dean on 19 July 1937 in Bozeman Montana. They lived and worked in several states, Montana, Colorado, California, Utah, and Idaho. They purchased older homes, upgraded them and sold them for a profit along with working full time. Ken was a ‘jack of all trades handy man’. Ruth was an exceptional ‘home decorator’.

While living in Idaho Falls she worked for C.C. Andersen. When she became ill, she still did the company books. She was an honest woman with many abilities and fine qualities. She would not touch alcohol of any kind because of the harm done in her two first marriages. She was a very clean woman about her person and home. She worked hard all her life to provide for her two children and make a home for them. The Johnson Family had a deep love for one another. They each cherished their mother, Gerda. Ruth had nine grandchildren.

RUTH'S CHILDREN

Terrel and Arlene Clark

                          

MORE PICTURES OF RUTH

 

KENNETH DEATH AND RUTH

                                                    

Keneth and Ruth Myrtle Johnson Dean