Sperry Park Genealogy - Person Sheet
Sperry Park Genealogy - Person Sheet
NameEthel Anette Stearns
Birth1904, Barnum, Crawford Co., WI
Death2008, Minot, Ward Co., ND
FatherCharles Dow Stearns (1882-1957)
MotherIrma Dowse (1886-1910)
Spouses
Birth1900
Death1967
ChildrenDonna Marion (1927-2019)
Notes for Ethel Anette Stearns
Ethel Annette Stearns Schram
BIRTH
11 Aug 1904
Barnum, Crawford County, Wisconsin, USA
DEATH
7 Mar 2008 (aged 103)
Minot, Ward County, North Dakota, USA
BURIAL
Rosehill Memorial Park
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Ethel A. Schram, 103, Minot, died Friday, March 7, 2008 in a Minot Healthcare Center.

Ethel was born August 11, 1904 in Barnum, Wisconsin, the daughter of Charles and Erma (Douse) Stearns. Her mother died while Ethel was still young and the family moved to rural, Minot. She attended Minot Normal School and then Trinity Nursing School for one year.

Ethel was once married to Edwin Schram. She made her home in Minot throughout the years, where she was employed as a waitress for Charlie's Café for more than forty years.

She was hired to be the personal waitress for President Eisenhower when he visited Minot and stayed at the C.P. Hotel. She retired in the mid-1970's. Ethel entered ManorCare Health Center in 2000.

Ethel was a member of Vincent United Methodist Church, and enjoyed working on various sewing projects.

Her loving family includes: Daughter: Donna Lochthowe, Minot; Grandchildren: Ron Lochthowe and Judith (Verne) Zimbelman; Great-Grandchildren: Tammy (Dave) Edwinson, Kristi (Keith) Sell; Great-Great Grandchildren: Adam, Jacob, Emily, Austin and Kalie; Sister: Lorraine (Hobert) Wampler, Duluth, MN; Brother: Stanley (Verna) Stearns, Colorado; Sister-in-law: Dagney Stearns, Seattle, WA; several nieces, nephews and cousins.

Ethel was preceded in death by her parents, grandsons: Leon and Gary; son-in-law: Donald Lochthowe, great-grandchildren: Ricky and Kimberly, grand-daughter-in-law: Betty Berg Lochthowe, half-brother: Gordon and sisters, Lois Evenson and Hazel Ebner

Funeral service: Thursday, March 13, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. in Thomas Family Funeral Home, Minot.
Interment: Rosehill Memorial Park, Minot.
Visitation: Wednesday from 2:00-7:00pm in the Thomas Family Funeral Home, Minot.

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Parents


Charles Dow Stearns
1882–1957



Irma Dowse Stearns
1886–1910

Spouse


Edwin Frederick Schram
1900–1967

Siblings


Hazel Irene Stearns Ebner
1905–2006



Lorrayne Edith Stearns Wampler
1920–2015

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