Ruth Newman

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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.

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

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