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Sr. Ruth Call

Alton, Illinois

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Sr. Ruth Marie Call, OSU

ALTON - Sr. Ruth Marie Call, OSU, aka Ruth Helen Call, died peacefully Sept. 25, 2010, at St. Anthony's Hospital in Alton, Ill. The daughter of Michael Albert Call and Honorah Anastasia Conlon, she was born Jan. 4, 1912, in Riverton, Ill. She was preceded in...

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Sr. Ruth touched me like no other teacher. She was tough, but it was all out of love. I realized her love for me, her other students and teaching one day when she said this to my class "I pray for the students I had, the student I have now and those I will have in the future." I was stunned... She had been praying for me my entire life! Before she even knew me! It takes a person with true love in their heart to say and do something like that. I talked to her often after I graduated Ursuline...

Sister Ruth was an inspiration to generations of young women. She was a blessing to all who knew her and will be missed.