Myrtle Louise Stickler (1902-1999)

Biography
Myrtle was born on 24 September 1902 in Lansford, PA, the eighth child of John James Stickler and Ellen Clerke. At the age of fourteen she moved from Lansford with her parents to Hazleton, PA. and finished her high school education in Hazleton. She graduated from Jefferson Hospital School of Nursing and later Columbia University Teachers College.

Myrtle spent some years in Hawaii working as a nurse and when her tour of duty ended, returned home completing a round-the-world trip. She continued with her nursing career in the Hazleton area. In 1934 she accompanied her mother on a trip to Pucklechurch, Bristol, England to visit the English Sticklers. Six years later she met George Clough, a chemist employed by 3M Company and they were married in June 1940. There followed three children; Eric, Timothy, and Susan. The marriage ended in divorce and Myrtle and children eventually went to live in Flourtown, PA where she worked as a visiting nurse. Later she met Reuben Lee, a retired Westinghouse electrical engineer, and they we married in June 1984.

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