Ruth E. Kutter, age 79, formerly of Richmond, died Wednesday (June 15, 2005) at Life Care at Sycamore Hospital near Miamisburg, Ohio. She was born in Richmond on July 14, 1926 to Allison and Floretta Edsall Stinetorf and had lived here before moving to Dayton in 1965. She was a 1944 graduate of Richmond High School and a 1948 graduate of Earlham College. She was a homemaker and member of the Dayton Friends Meeting. Ruth was a former long-time board member of the Lauramoore Friends Home and had served on the governing board of the Quaker Heights Care Community in Waynesville, Ohio. She was a former member of the League of Women Voters and of Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority. She was also a member of the Richmond High School Alumni Association.
Survivors include - Husband - William "Bill" Kutter to whom she was married 54 years.
Son - Greg (Consuleo) Kutter of Salinas, California
Daughter - Cheryl Ann Kutter of Cambridge, Ohio
Grandchildren - Pablo Kutter, Gretchen Kutter, Daniel G. Kutter
Nephews - Michael Stinetorf and Robin Stinetorf
Niece - Rhonda Haggard.
Cousins - Gloria Maurer and Wanda Haas
Two brohers, Eugene and Robert Stinetorf, are also deceased.
A prayer service will be held at 9:30 am (Indiana time) on Monday (June 20, 2005) at Riggle - Waltermann Mortuary followed by Liturgy of Christian Burial at 10:00 am (Indiana tme) in Saint Andrew Church (Richmond). Burial will be in Ridge Cemetery. Friends may call on Sunday (June 19, 2005) from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm (Indiana time) at the funeral home where a Friends Memorial Service will be conducted at 7:00 pm. (Indiana time). www.riggle-waltermann.com