newspaper article
Catalog Number
2021.14.495
Description
A newspaper ad from the Holland Sentinel, June 6, 1969 announcing the grand opening of Ruth Athey's Antiques Etc. store at the corner of 16th Street and Central Ave.
History
Ruth Cornell Athey was born in 1922 to the Honorable Thurber and Pauline Cornell of Howell, Michigan. Ruth earned her teaching certificate from Michigan State University in 1943. In 1950 she and her husband, Bryan, moved to Holland. Ruth began teaching for Holland High School in 1952. Starting in 1967 she owned and operated Antiques Etc., which was located on the northeast corner of 16th St and Central Ave. Ruth was involved with Women’s Literary Club, the A.A.U.W. and volunteered with the Red Cross. Ruth and Bryan had two daughters, Phyllis Jean and LuAnn. Ruth died January 14, 2016.
