Ruth Heckman | HistoryForge

Year	Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
1940	Heckman, Ruth	Daughter	12 The Byway	16	White	New York	Single	None

Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
Heckman, Eugene	Head	12 The Byway	61	White	Norway	Married	Physiotherapist
Heckman, Agnethe	Wife	12 The Byway	52	White	Norway	Married	None
Heckman, Grace	Daughter	12 The Byway	17	White	New Jersey	Single	None
Van Zandt, Frances	Lodger	12 The Byway	79	White	Pennsylvania	Single	None

Ithacan (Ruth A. Heckman) Named to Lead Youths on Trip to Italy
The Ithaca Journal, May 31 1961, P. 11, Col. 1, with photo

"Miss Ruth A. Heckman of 46 Niemi Rd. has been appointed a group leader to Italy for the 1961 summer program of The Experiment in International Living.
A free-lance writer, Miss Heckman is presently employed by Radio Station WHCU.
In the past four years, Miss Heckman has lived and worked among Mexican peons, Alaskan Eskimos, Greek fishermen on the island of Chios where she was the first non-Greek staying in the village, and in Yucatan, Washington and Maryland.
Miss Heckman has traveled extensively in the United States, including a canoe trip down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers.
Miss Heckman organized and served as president of the Ithaca Dog Training Club.
For two seasons she was associated with the New York theater, playing roles in the 48th St. and Cherry Lane Theaters.
Miss Heckman was born in Albany and studied at Syracuse University, University of Baltimore, and the University of Guanajuato"

Ithacan (Ruth A. Heckman) Named to Lead Youths on Trip to Italy. The Ithaca Journal, May 31 1961, P. 11, Col. 1. From Newspapers.com [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ithaca-journal-ithacan-ruth-a-heck/197888020/]

May 31, 1961

Marriage of Ruth A. Heckman to Fredrik W. Edmonton
The Ithaca Journal, Dec 16 1963, P. 4, Col. 3.

"Ruth A. Heckman, daughter of Mrs. Eugene S. Heckman of 12 The Byway and the late Mr. Heckman, was married to Fredrik W. Edmonton of Bronxville on Friday, Nov. 22, 1963, in Grand Valley, Colo., where the couple will live."

Marriage of Ruth A. Heckman to Fredrik W. Edmonton. The Ithaca Journal, Dec 16 1963, P. 4, Col. 3. From Newspapers.com [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ithaca-journal-marriage-of-ruth-a-h/197888944/]

December 16, 1963

Obituary for Ruth Heckman Edmondson
The Ithaca Journal, Jul 27 1994, P. 4

"Ruth Heckman Edmondson, world traveller and adventurer of Ithaca and Florida, died of cancer on July 21, 1994 at St. Vincent's Hospital & Medical Center in Portland, OR.
Born in Albany. NY on 9/26/24, she was a graduate of Ithaca High School, Class of '41 and attended Syracuse University. She worked for WHCU and Mohawk Airlines in Ithaca, and was employed by The Experiment in International Living of Putney, VT as a leader of college students to foreign countries for study and home stays.
Memorial services will be held in Forest Home Chapel on Sat. Sept. 3 at 3:00 p.m.
She is survived by a sister Grace (Gifford) Bull of Starkville, MS and several nieces, nephews and one great-niece."

Obituary for Ruth Heckman Edmondson. The Ithaca Journal, Jul 27 1994, P. 4. From Newspapers.com [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ithaca-journal-obituary-for-ruth-hec/197756401/]

July 27, 1994