Stevens, Ruth S. died on January 7, 2007 at the Lifecare Center of Escondido in Escondido, California. She is survived by two step-children Larry J. Stevens and Wendy Leon, and three cousins Richard Alferman, Marcella Hamilton and Doris Todder. She was preceded in death by her husband Thomas A. Stevens and parents Oscar Herman Scholle and Elsie C. Scholle. Ruth retired from the United States Navy as a Chief Air Controlman. Memorial donations may be made to the Immanuel Lutheran Church in St. Charles.