Bob and Ruth Hansen will observe their 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday,
June 19. The couple met while both were teaching at Creston, Iowa, high school. They were married a year later
on June 19, 1949, in the United Methodist Church in Atlantic, Iowa, Ruth's hometown.
After graduating from the Atlantic High School, Ruth received a B.A. from Grinnell College and a M.A. from Northwestern
University. She taught English and speech in several southwest Iowa towns during the 1940s.
Bob graduated from Estherville High School in Estherville, Iowa, in 1929. He worked with his father in the dry
cleaning business until 1942 when he enlisted in military service. He served with the Army Air Force in the China-Burma-India
theater. Following his discharge in 1946, he enrolled at the University of Iowa where he received degrees in science
and education.
It was during his first teaching job in Creston that he met Ruth Linn. After they married, he continued teaching
in Estherville, his hometown. Both loved to travel, and their summer vacations were spent camping coast to coast
in Canada, visiting relatives in Europe and sightseeing in the Orient and Australia.
After his retirement from teaching in 1976, Bob moved to Norman and opened the Karmelkorn Shop in what was the
new Sooner Fashion Mall. Ruth followed a year later, after the business was off to a good start. In 1980, they
were joined by two more Iowans - Mary Louise Petznick (Ruth's cousin) and Ellen Mohr (thier long-time friend).
In 1998, the business was relocated in Redbud Plaza with the name Carmel Corner. In addition to her work, Ruth
has been a member of PEO for 60 years and continues to be active in the organization. Bob has enjoyed woodworking,
photography and ham radio, now replaced by e-mail. Both enjoy going to the shop each day to meet with friends and
customers.
Members of the community are invited to help the couple celebrate by stopping by Carmel Corner on Saturday, June
19, or sending them a card. |
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