7/25/2023 0 Comments Gladys taber obituaryShe published more than 20 books related to Stillmeadow, including several cookbooks. Beginning with Harvest at Stillmeadow (Little, Brown, 1940), Taber wrote a series of books about her simple life in New England that possessed homespun wisdom dolled out with earthy humor and an appreciation for the small things. In the late 1930s, Taber joined the staff of the Ladies’ Home Journal and began to contribute the column “Diary of Domesticity.”īy this time, she had separated from her husband and was living at Stillmeadow, a farmhouse built in 1690 in Southbury, Connecticut, sharing the house with Eleanor Sanford Mayer, a childhood friend who was often mistakenly identified as her sister. She went on to write several other novels and short story collections, including Tomorrow May Be Fair ( Coward, 1935), A Star to Steer By (Macrae, 1938) and This Is for Always (Macrae, 1938). Taber won attention for her first humorous novel, Late Climbs the Sun (Coward, 1934). She began her literary career with a play, Lady of the Moon (Penn), in 1928, and followed with a book of verse, Lyonesse (Bozart) in 1929. Taber taught English at Lawrence College, Randolph Macon Women’s College in Lynchburg, Virginia, and at Columbia University, where she did postgraduate studies. The following year, she married Frank Albion Taber, Jr., giving birth to their daughter on July 7, 1923. She returned to her hometown and earned a master’s in 1921 from Lawrence College, where her father was on faculty. Gladys graduated from Appleton High School and enrolled at Wellesley College, receiving her bachelor’s degree in 1920. During her childhood, she moved frequently as her father accepted various teaching posts until they finally settled in Appleton, Wisconsin. An older sister, Majel, had died at the age of six months while a younger brother Walter died at 15 months. Her parents were Rufus Mather Bagg, who could trace his ancestry back to Cotton Mather, and the former Grace Sibyl Raybold. In memory of Ruth Aldrich, please visit our floral store.A prolific author whose output includes plays, essays, memoirs and fiction, Gladys Taber (1899 – 1980) is perhaps best recalled for a series of books and columns about her life at Stillmeadow, a 17th-century farmhouse in Southbury, Connecticut.īorn Gladys Bagg on Apin Colorado Springs, Colorado, she was the middle child and only one to survive to adulthood. The family would like to show their appreciation to University Rehabilitation Center Memory Care in Urbana and Carle Hospice for their loving and tender care. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Carle Hospice. Burial will take place at Grandview Memorial Gardens in Champaign following the service. Visitation will be held from 11am to 12pm at the funeral home. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Buren Aldrich, her daughter, Judith, and granddaughter Julie, and two brothers.Ī joint Service for John and Ruth Aldrich will take place at 12pm on Saturday, October 22, 2022, at Sunset Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 710 N Neil St. She leaves behind five grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, six great-great grandchildren and numerous nieces, and nephews. Ruth is survived by daughters, Deanna (Don) Wells of Cape Coral, Florida, and Cindy Reynolds of Rantoul, Illinois. Ruth was a member of the Church of the Brethren in Champaign. She always kept her friends near to her heart, and held her family very close till the end. Ruth loved English gardening and it was obvious to anyone who visited their home. She had a favorite author, Gladys Taber, and grew to meet up with mutual lovers of the author’s writings, attending annual gatherings of the Friends of Gladys Taber, and collecting first editions of her work. Ruth had a passion for reading and loved collecting books. She graduated from Parkland College in 1986 as a Certified Nursing Assistant. She worked at Champaign County Nursing Home from 1960 to 1970 taking care of the elderly which then led to working in private duty with many residents of the Champaign-Urbana area. ![]() Ruth was a caregiver for a large part of her life. During the majority of their lives, they lived in Champaign County where they raised their three daughters: Deanna, Judith, and Cindy. On March 4, 1947, she married John Buren Aldrich in Louisville, Illinois. Ruth was born in Rantoul, Illinois, on May 4, 1929, to Harold and Anna Hanson. Ruth and her husband, John, lived on North Neil Street in Champaign for over 50 years. Ruth Arlene Aldrich, age 93, passed on October 18, 2022, at University Rehabilitation Center in Urbana.
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