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Rutz, Emmelene

Born: December 20, 1918
Passed: July 8, 2017
Funeral Home: Greeley Colorado Area Obituaries
Emmelene Rutz, 98, of Greeley, passed away July 8, 2017 at Ashley Manor, Evans, Colorado. She was born December 20, 1918 in Johnstown, Colorado to George and Eva Arndt. Emmelene attended school in Johnstown and Keenesburg. She married the love of her life, Karl Rutz, on November 28, 1938 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Windsor. She was a member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church and a member of the sewing group. She was a RSVP volunteer and received the RSVP Outstanding Service Award for 25 years of service. She worked at Great Western Sugar Company in Windsor and later beside her husband on the dairy farm in Timnath. They moved to...
Emmelene Rutz, 98, of Greeley, passed away July 8, 2017 at Ashley Manor, Evans, Colorado. She was born December 20, 1918 in Johnstown, Colorado to George and Eva Arndt.

Emmelene attended school in Johnstown and Keenesburg. She married the love of her life, Karl Rutz, on November 28, 1938 at St. Jo...[more]

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s Lutheran Church in Windsor. She was a member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church and a member of the sewing group. She was a RSVP volunteer and received the RSVP Outstanding Service Award for 25 years of service.

She worked at Great Western Sugar Company in Windsor and later beside her husband on the dairy farm in Timnath. They moved to Greeley in 1962 where she worked for Weld County Hospital in support services from 1962-1973.

Emmelene is survived by her three children: Jim (Jeanette) Rutz, Dr. Robert (Brenda) Rutz and Sandy (Jeff) Gould; brother George Arndt; sister Viola Maisch; brother-in-law Joe Ross; and sister-in-law Esther Arndt; 10 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and 7 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceeded in death by her husband Karl Rutz; three brothers Sam, Ted and Donald Arndt; two sisters Alvina Huwa and Dorothy Ross.

Visitation will be from 10:00-10:45 a.m. on Monday, July 17, 2017, with the Funeral Service beginning at 11:00 a.m., both at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, 1800 21st Ave., Greeley. Interment will follow at 2:00 p.m. at Sunset Memorial Gardens, 3400 W. 28th St., Greeley.

The family would like to give a special "Thank You" to Jessica Holler and Ruth Dominguez and staff of Ashley Manor and to Accent Care Hospice for all their care and support.

Memorial contributions may be made to Our Savior's Lutheran Church Sewing Group, Accent Hospice, or any non-profit of your choice in care of Stoddard Funeral Home, 3205 W. 28th Street, Greeley, CO 80634.

Visitation

Monday, July 17, 2017
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Our Savior's Lutheran Church
1800 21st Avenue
Greeley, Colorado
Driving Directions

Funeral Service

Monday, July 17, 2017
11:00 a.m.
Our Savior's Lutheran Church
1800 21st Avenue
Greeley, Colorado
Driving Directions

Interment

Monday, July 17, 2017
Sunset Memorial Gardens
3400 28th Street
Greeley, Colorado
Driving Directions

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