Edythe Augusta Van Etten

Background

Etten, Edythe Augusta Van was born on October 13, 1921 in Arthur, North Dakota, United States. Daughter of Lacy Edward and Emma Erna (Mundt) Roach.

Education

Diploma, Mount Sinai Hospital School Nursing, Chicago, 1945. AS, Waubonsee Community College, Sugar Grove, Illinois, 1978. Bachelor of science in nursing, Northern Illinois University, 1981.

Career

Occupation health nurse, Barber-Greene Company, Aurora, Illinois, 1965-1982; occupational health relief nurse, Northern Illinois Gas Company, Naperville, Illinois, 1983-1985; supervisor or staff nurse, Michealsen Health Center, Batavia, Illinois, 1982-1993; occupational health relief nurse, The Dial Corporation, Montgomery, Illinois, 1982-1994. Occupational health nurse consultant American Telephone & Telegraph Company Svc. Center, West Chicago, Illinois, 1988-1994.

Achievements

• Edythe Augusta Van Etten has been listed as a noteworthy occupational health nurse by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member administrative board Church of the Good Shepherd Methodist, Oswego, Illinois, 1988-1994. Active Fox Bend Ladies Golf League, United Methodist Women. Member Lyric Opera of Chicago.

Member Suburban Chicago Association Occupational Health Nurses, District 2 Illinois Nurses Association (delegate state convention 1985, Award for Excellence in Nursing Practice 1993, Lifetime membership 1997), Senior Services Association Inc. (advisory 1983-1987, Humanitarian award 1985), Oswegoland Women's Civic Club (board directors 1985-1995).

Interests

• Avocations: piano, baseball.

Connections

Married Robert Scott Van Etten, February 12, 1944 (deceased January 1997). Children: Ronald, Cynthia Czernysz, Martin, Roger, Randall, Janet K.

Father:

Lacy Edward Roach

Mother:

Emma Erna (Mundt) Roach

Spouse:

Robert Scott Van Etten

child:

Roger Etten

child:

Cynthia Czernysz Etten

child:

Ronald Etten

child:

Randall Etten

child:

Martin Etten

child:

Janet K. Etten