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Eugene Thomas “Gene” Ruter

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Birth	:	19 Apr 1929
Death	:	14 Jun 2010
Burial	:	Wellsburg Reformed Church Cemetery, Wellsburg, Grundy County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.4344900, -92.9231240
Description	:	Eugene T. Ruter, 81, of Wellsburg, died on Monday, June 14 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. He was born on April 19, 1929 to Herman and Etta Stoehr Ruter in Shiloh Township, Grundy County, where he lived and farmed for his entire life. A 1946 graduate of Wellsburg Community High School, Ruter was married to Thelma Okones at the Wellsburg Reformed Church on November 6, 1952. From 1948 to 1955, he served in the United States Army National Guard. He was formerly Deacon in the Wellsburg Reformed Church and President of the Wellsburg Community Club.... Read More	Eugene T. Ruter, 81, of Wellsburg, died on Monday, June 14 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. He was born on April 19, 1929 to Herman and Etta Stoehr Ruter in Shiloh Township, Grundy County, where he lived and farmed for his entire life. A 1946 graduate of Wellsburg Community High School, Ruter was married to Thelma Okones at the Wellsburg Reformed Church on November 6, 1952. From 1948 to 1955, he served in the United States Army National Guard. He was formerly Deacon in the Wellsburg Reformed Church and President of the Wellsburg Community Club. Since 1978, he has sat on the Grundy County Planning and Zoning Commission and has served on occasion as its chairman. Ruter is survived by wife Thelma, of Wellsburg; son Allan, daughter-in-law Jill (Mussay), and grandsons Karl and Edward Ruter, all of Glenview, Illinois; daughter Teresa and son-in-law Michael Kelly, of Iowa City, and grandsons Walter Kelly, of Iowa City, and James Kelly, of Vinton; sister Erma and brother-in-law Duane Meyer, of Marshalltown; brothers-in-law and wives Lee and Glenda (Harlan) Okones and Neil and Janice (Etjen) Okones, all of Wellsburg; great aunts Emma (Ruter) deNeui, of Ackley, and Alice Ruter, of Wellsburg; ten nieces and nephews; and a host of relatives and friends. Visitation will be on Friday, June 18, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Wellsburg Reformed Church, 617 East 4th Street in Wellsburg. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, June 19, at 1:30 p.m., also at the Wellsburg Reformed Church. The Sietsema Funeral Home of Ackley is in charge of all arrangements. From: Iowa City Press-Citizen, June 16, 2010

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Latitude: 42.4344900
Longitude: -92.9231240

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Parent

Herman E. Ruter

(1898 - 1979)

Etta Stoehr Ruter

(1904 - 1991)

Spouse

Thelma J. Okones Ruter

(1931 - unknow)

Siblings

Elmer J. Ruter

(1926 - 2005)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Wellsburg Reformed Church Cemetery
Wellsburg, Grundy County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4344900, -92.9231240

2. Shiloh Cemetery
Wellsburg, Grundy County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4306000, -92.9256000

3. First Christian Reformed Cemetery
Wellsburg, Grundy County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4338989, -92.9633026

4. Saint Pauls Cemetery
Wellsburg, Grundy County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4624780, -92.8868270

5. Pleasant Valley U M C Cemetery
Wellsburg, Grundy County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4847000, -92.9011000

6. Sheller Cemetery
Grundy County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3678017, -92.9439011

7. Colfax Center Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Holland, Grundy County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4275017, -92.8274994

8. Saint Peters Cemetery
Wellsburg, Grundy County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5027000, -92.9676000

9. East Friesland Cemetery
Grundy County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4858017, -93.0046997

10. Pleasant Valley Township Cemetery
Grundy County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5148000, -92.8890000

11. German Township Cemetery
Grundy County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4996000, -93.0095000

12. Pleasant Valley Reformed Cemetery
Holland, Grundy County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4858017, -92.8110962

13. Buck Grove Cemetery
Buck Grove, Grundy County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5135994, -92.8403015

14. Holland Cemetery
Holland, Grundy County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3992004, -92.7947006

15. Steamboat Rock Cemetery
Steamboat Rock, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4055000, -93.0618000

16. Melrose Cemetery
Grundy County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3255997, -92.9558029

17. Buckner Cemetery
Eldora, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3685989, -93.0453033

18. West Friesland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Grundy County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5435000, -92.9846400

19. Fairview Cemetery
Grundy Center, Grundy County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3657820, -92.7879260

20. Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
Grundy Center, Grundy County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3648860, -92.7879630

21. Rose Hill Cemetery
Grundy Center, Grundy County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3627180, -92.7879900

22. Faith Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Grundy County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5553640, -92.9657310

23. Ackley Christian Reform Cemetery
Grundy County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5564490, -92.9666750

24. Alice Union Cemetery
Conrad, Grundy County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3114014, -92.8827972