1919
George
2015
George Rutter
February 7, 1919 — March 26, 2015
George H. Rutter Sr., 96, of Greensburg, died Thursday, March 26, 2015, in Excela Health Latrobe Hospital.
He was born Feb. 7, 1919, in Greensburg, a son of the late George H. Rutter and Bessie Page Rutter Schrader.
He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Greensburg. Prior to retirement, he worked as a conductor for the Pennsylvania Railroad. During World War II, George served with the Army Airborne Engineers. George loved making furniture in his workshop and he devoted a lot of his time helping others.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his stepfather, William Schrader; a brother, the Rev. Kenneth P. Rutter, D.D.; two half brothers, Jay and Wilbur Schrader; and a stepsister, Jessie Gibson.
George is survived by his wife, Dorothy Marie Hawkins Rutter; two sons, George H. Rutter Jr. (Barbara), of Greensburg, and Gary A. Rutter (Judy), of Latrobe; granddaughters, Christine Hawkins (Brooke), of Overland Park, Kan., and P.J. Barton (Thomas), of Virginia Beach, Va.; three great-grandsons, Will, Tommy and Ben; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Family and friends will be received from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at KEPPLE-GRAFT FUNERAL HOME, 524 N. Main St., Greensburg. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday in the funeral home.
Interment will follow in St. Clair Cemetery, Greensburg.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the First United Methodist Church, 15 E. Second St., Greensburg, PA 15601, or to a charity of one's choice.
He was born Feb. 7, 1919, in Greensburg, a son of the late George H. Rutter and Bessie Page Rutter Schrader.
He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Greensburg. Prior to retirement, he worked as a conductor for the Pennsylvania Railroad. During World War II, George served with the Army Airborne Engineers. George loved making furniture in his workshop and he devoted a lot of his time helping others.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his stepfather, William Schrader; a brother, the Rev. Kenneth P. Rutter, D.D.; two half brothers, Jay and Wilbur Schrader; and a stepsister, Jessie Gibson.
George is survived by his wife, Dorothy Marie Hawkins Rutter; two sons, George H. Rutter Jr. (Barbara), of Greensburg, and Gary A. Rutter (Judy), of Latrobe; granddaughters, Christine Hawkins (Brooke), of Overland Park, Kan., and P.J. Barton (Thomas), of Virginia Beach, Va.; three great-grandsons, Will, Tommy and Ben; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Family and friends will be received from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at KEPPLE-GRAFT FUNERAL HOME, 524 N. Main St., Greensburg. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday in the funeral home.
Interment will follow in St. Clair Cemetery, Greensburg.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the First United Methodist Church, 15 E. Second St., Greensburg, PA 15601, or to a charity of one's choice.
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