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==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Ruth was born in Calgary, Alberta, on 1 July 1917 to Reverend [[Joseph Coulter]] and [[Williamina Bessie Coulter]]. | Ruth was born in Calgary, Alberta, on 1 July 1917 to Reverend [[Joseph Coulter]] and [[Williamina Bessie Coulter]]. | ||
[[File:Ruth Coulter ARCT.JPG|thumb|ARCT prize ceremony, 1941]] | |||
She received the Associate, Royal Conservatory Toronto (ARCT) teaching diploma in a ceremony in 1941. She received the prize for top marks that year. | |||
==Marriage and family== | ==Marriage and family== | ||
Revision as of 12:30, 8 July 2018
Ruth Beatrice Newman (nee Coulter) (1 July 1917 - 2015) was an award-winning pianist, insurance claims adjuster, and longtime widower from Canada.
Early life
Ruth was born in Calgary, Alberta, on 1 July 1917 to Reverend Joseph Coulter and Williamina Bessie Coulter.
She received the Associate, Royal Conservatory Toronto (ARCT) teaching diploma in a ceremony in 1941. She received the prize for top marks that year.
Marriage and family
She married Bruce Newman in the 1940s and had three children by him:
Death
She had a series of strokes in 2007, which forced her to move out of her longtime residence in Don Mills, Ontario. She died in about 2015.
Sources
Self