Nancy Jo Brooks

1938 - 2013  (75 years)

• Name	Nancy Jo Brooks  [1]
  Birth	18 Jan 1938	Omer, Arenac, Michigan, USA   [1]
  Christening	Community Methodist Church, Standish, Michigan
  Gender	Female
  CMSI Member	2347
  Burial	2013	Findlay, Hancock, Ohio, USA   [1]
  Death	2 Feb 2013  [1]
  Person ID	I41177	Clan Montgomery Society
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	George Edwin Brooks,   b. 10 Jul 1900, Finch, Ritchie County, West Virginia d. 8 Apr 1967, Allendale, Wabash, Illinois, USA (Age 66 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Opal Clark,   b. 30 Aug 1907, Allendale, Wabash, Illinois, USA d. 7 Jun 1953, Bay County, Michigan (Age 45 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	27 May 1926	Allendale, Wabash, Illinois, USA   [2, 3]
  Family ID	F13445	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Charles Alvin Runta,   b. 10 Aug 1929, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA d. 31 Jul 2015 (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	31 Mar 1962	Trenton, Wayne, Michigan, USA
  Family ID	F13443	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 18 Jan 1938 - Omer, Arenac, Michigan, USA Marriage - 31 Mar 1962 - Trenton, Wayne, Michigan, USA Burial - 2013 - Findlay, Hancock, Ohio, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  [Brooks.FTW] Lived in Sterling, Mich for lst year of life, then lived between Sterlingand Standish until age 7. Moved to a 40 acre farm outside Standish.Lived there until graduation from High School. Lived with a friend'sfamily during Sr. year and moved to Pinconning, Mich. the summer aftergraduation and worked at the Bakery Restaurant while also baby sitting the owner's daughter. Moved to Ypsilanti, Mich in the fallof 1956 to attend Eastern Mich. Univ. Lived in the dorm for the firstyear and a half, then moved in with brother, Bill and sister in law,Diana. Lived at Moore's Funeral Home rent free for l year, then moved toa small home in Ypsi until graduation from college. Graduated from Eastern Michigan University with a degree in Deaf Education in 1960.Attended Columbia University in summer of 1961. Taught hearing impairedin Trenton, Michigan until marriage. Lived with Marilyn Schumacher (nowBerg) until marriage then moved to Riverside Drive until moving toFindlay, Ohio in 1962. Lived first in Argyle Apartments on Main Street until buying house at 437 Portz Ave. in fall of1962. Moved to house at 321 Hancock St. in April 1974. Taught one yearin Fostoria, Ohio then quit work to raise family. Worked part time atFindlay YMCA as Aquatic Instructor for 6 years and as a Homebound Tutorto Physically Handicapped children for 3 years. Worked as a substitute teacher in Hearing Impaired in 1977 then beganteaching hearing impaired again full time in 1978 for Findlay CitySchools. Last few years of teaching, taught Hearing Impaired,Developmentally Handicapped, and Learning Disabled. Retired June 1998.Very active as director, actress, and board member of the Fort FindlayPlayhouse Community Theatre joining in 1963 and as a Board Member of theOhio Community Theatre Association for 9 years serving as Secretary for 6years and 2nd Vice President for one year. Began interest in genealogy in1967. Met husband, Chuck, at singles groups in Wyandotte, Mich.associated with the Methodist Church and the YMCA. Belonged to St.Andrews Church in Findlay before transferring to St. Marks Methodist. Other interest is in Bowling Green State UniversityHockey. Been fans since 1983. Have known several players who have goneon to play in the NHL. Submitted by Nancy (Brooks) Runta via GEDCOM 5/26/03. Email dated 5/25/2003 states that she joined CMSI at Gatlinburg (year unknown), but I have been unable to verify a CMS # for her.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2775] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Nancy Jo Runta https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=149251296&indiv=try [S1789] Brooks.FTW. Date of Import: Aug 8, 1999 [S1789] Brooks.FTW. Date of Import: May 25, 2003