Jean St. Clair Ward
Jean St. Clair Ward, 96, passed away on March 18, 2011, in Urbana. Funeral services will be at St. John Lutheran Church, 509 S. Mattis, Champaign at 9 a.m. Friday, March 25.
Jean was born October 10, 1914 in Boseman, MT, the daughter of Ed and Hazel  Staehling. She graduated with a B.S. from the U of I in 1937, a M.S. from the University of Wisconsin in 1945, and completed her coursework for a Ph.D in Health Education at the U of I in 1975. She retired from Central High School, Champaign, in 1982 where she taught physical education, health and driver education.
Jean was married to Joel F. Ward in 1945 (since divorced) and they had two sons, David Michael Ward, who died in 1991, and Joel F. Ward, Jr., of Champaign. Also surviving are Jean’s two grandsons, David Ward of Champaign and Nicholas Ward of Normal, IL.
A member of St. John Lutheran Church, Eagle Forum, and Daughters of the American Revolution, Jean may be most remembered by News-Gazette readers as a prolific writer of “Letters to the Editor” where, over a period of many years, she expressed her strongly-held views on politics, culture, religion and morality.
Condolences to the family may be offered online at www.HeathandVaughn.com.
Condolences
Dear Joel,
Please accept my most sincere sympathy. Your Mother was a special person. I only knew her slightly, but cherish my memory of her. She will be missed.
Norma Heck
Most sincere sympathy to you;
your Mother taught me at Champaign Central High School.
Although she sometimes expressed her strongly held views on society,
religion and morality that was not always popular to others,
She was always among my favorite instructors.
Not only did we learn a lot from her experiences and opinions,
but I respected her and will truly remember her fondly;
and I feel fortunate and blessed to have known her.
Jolie Nichols Trautman, Class of 1974
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