Laura Ruth Hinthorne

Background

Hinthorne, Laura Ruth was born on May 23, 1923 in Haverhill, Iowa, United States. Daughter of Edward Henry and Martha Anna (Freiberg) Bollhoefer.

Education

Diploma, U. Northern Iowa, 1942; Bachelor, Control Washington U., Ellensburg, 1965.

Career

Teacher grades 1 and 2, Radcliffe (Iowa) Public Schools, 1942-1943; teacher grade 2, Harlan (Iowa) Public Schools, 1943-1945; transfer clerk, VA, Seattle, 1945-1946; teacher kindergarten, Wenatchee (Washington) Public Schools, 1957-1963; teacher grade 2, Bellevue (Washington) Public Schools, 1965-1969; teacher learning disabled, Bellevue (Washington) Public Schools, 1969-1986. Participant pilot learning disability program Bellevue Public Schools, 1969-1971, member learning disability advisory board, 1965-1986.

Achievements

• Laura Ruth Hinthorne has been listed as a noteworthy elementary education educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Treasurer Parent-Teachers Association Wenatchee Public Schools, 1958-1963. Volunteer Overlake Svc. League, Bellevue, since 1986, 1st Presbyterian Church, Bellevue, since 1992.

Member American Association of University Women, Alpha Delta Kappa (treasurer 1981-1985).

Interests

• Avocations: travel, reading, gardening.

Connections

Married Ira Leo Hinthorne, June 15, 1946 (deceased December 1987). Children: Valerie Cren Hinthorne Dede, Mark Loring.

Father:

Edward Henry Bollhoefer

Mother:

Martha Anna (Freiberg) Bollhoefer

Spouse:

Ira Leo Hinthorne

child:

Mark Loring Hinthorne

child:

Valerie Cren Hinthorne Dede Hinthorne