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Hospital recognizes nurse for half-century of service
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| Ruth Staton |
By DEB KUNKLE
OELWEIN – Ruth had visions of becoming an English teacher. Then a classroom visit from Sisters of Mercy nuns made her realize she was headed for a career in a starched white nurse’s cap and dress.
That visit was more than 50 years ago, but Ruth Staton has no regrets in her choice of career paths. From the beginning, her faith played a large part in Ruth’s choices in life.
“After I listened to the presentation by the Sisters of Mercy, I thought I might like to be a nurse. It sounded like a good career with lots of different things to do and possibilities,” Ruth said.
After graduation from Sacred Heart High School, Ruth signed up for nursing school at what later became Mount Mercy College. She remembers getting on the bus to go to Cedar Rapids. When she arrived at school with the other girls choosing a nursing profession, she was informed there would be an entrance test.
“If I had known there would be a test, I probably wouldn’t have signed up,” she said, reflecting on that day. “But I passed it with flying colors. They took my $600, so I was on my way.”
Ruth became a registered nurse and lived in Cedar Rapids for six years, where she worked at Mercy Hospital. She then returned to Oelwein and married Marvin Staton at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Mercy Hospital in Oelwein was operated by the Sisters of Mercy at that time and Ruth soon found a nursing position in her hometown. That was May 5, 1959.
Read more of this story in the Daily Register.
That visit was more than 50 years ago, but Ruth Staton has no regrets in her choice of career paths. From the beginning, her faith played a large part in Ruth’s choices in life.
“After I listened to the presentation by the Sisters of Mercy, I thought I might like to be a nurse. It sounded like a good career with lots of different things to do and possibilities,” Ruth said.
After graduation from Sacred Heart High School, Ruth signed up for nursing school at what later became Mount Mercy College. She remembers getting on the bus to go to Cedar Rapids. When she arrived at school with the other girls choosing a nursing profession, she was informed there would be an entrance test.
“If I had known there would be a test, I probably wouldn’t have signed up,” she said, reflecting on that day. “But I passed it with flying colors. They took my $600, so I was on my way.”
Ruth became a registered nurse and lived in Cedar Rapids for six years, where she worked at Mercy Hospital. She then returned to Oelwein and married Marvin Staton at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Mercy Hospital in Oelwein was operated by the Sisters of Mercy at that time and Ruth soon found a nursing position in her hometown. That was May 5, 1959.
Read more of this story in the Daily Register.
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