Oliver, Ruth M. (Ruth Marion), 1923 - 2020
Person
Dates
- Existence: April 30, 1923 - June 9, 2020
Biographical Information
Ruth Marion (Frier) Shively Oliver was born April 30, 1923 in West Lafayette to Gertrude (Duryea) and George Melrose Frier. She attended Purdue University where she was a member of Gold Peppers and Kappa Alpha Theta, in addition to other student organizations. While at Purdue, Frier was elected as a member of the Student Union Board and President of the Pan-Hellenic Council. After graduation, Frier pursued a master's degree in Nutrition Science at the University of Illinois.
She pursued a career in nutrition, working as a nutrition researcher at Ralston Purina Company, as a hospital and school system dietician, and, upon returning to West Lafayette in 1971, as a dietician for Purdue Residence Halls. After retirement in 1982, Shively volunteered for the Peace Corps, serving as a dietician in a rural hospital in Jamaica from 1989-1991.
In her lifetime, Ruth married twice, first to Harold Shively in 1944 with whom she had three children: John, Peggy, and Tom. She married her second husband, Jim Oliver, in 1997.
Ruth Shively Oliver died on June 9, 2020 in West Lafayette, Indiana at age 97.
She pursued a career in nutrition, working as a nutrition researcher at Ralston Purina Company, as a hospital and school system dietician, and, upon returning to West Lafayette in 1971, as a dietician for Purdue Residence Halls. After retirement in 1982, Shively volunteered for the Peace Corps, serving as a dietician in a rural hospital in Jamaica from 1989-1991.
In her lifetime, Ruth married twice, first to Harold Shively in 1944 with whom she had three children: John, Peggy, and Tom. She married her second husband, Jim Oliver, in 1997.
Ruth Shively Oliver died on June 9, 2020 in West Lafayette, Indiana at age 97.
Citation
Journal and Courier. Ruth M. Oliver. (10 July 2020). Legacy. https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/jconline/obituary.aspx?n=ruth-m-oliver&pid=196475346&fhid=30970Citation
Purdue University. Debris. (1943) MSP00012. Debris Yearbook collection. Purdue University Archives and Special Collections, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. https://earchives.lib.purdue.edu/digital/collection/debris/id/27646/rec/1Citation
Purdue University. Bulletin of Purdue University Catalogue Number For the Sessions of 1942-1943. (1943, April). UA175i069. The Collection of Purdue University Course Catalogs. Purdue University Archives and Special Collections, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. https://earchives.lib.purdue.edu/digital/collection/ua175/id/27602/rec/1Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Ruth (Frier) Shively Oliver collection
Unprocessed — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20200918
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