Alma Rutsch
January 23rd, 1923 - May 29th, 2009
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Alma's Obituary
Alma Rutsch, 86 of St. Joseph died Friday May 29, 2009 at Manor of Battle Creek in Battle Creek, MI.
Friends may call from 4:00 to 7:00 PM on Wednesday at Starks & Menchinger Family Funeral Home, 2650 Niles Rd St. A celebration of Life Service will be held at 10:00AM Thursday at Oakridge Baptist Church, 766 Oakridge Dr., officiated by Rev. Nicholas Jackson and Rev. Karen Fitz La Barge with burial to follow at Riverview Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Oakridge Baptist church. Friends wishing to send a condolence may do so at the guest book at www.starks-menchinger.com
Alma was born on January 23, 1923 in Wolla-Lisowka, Poland to Ludwig & Natalie (Dreger) Betker. She married Albert Rutsch in Germany in February 6,1940.
She is survived by two daughters Adel (Hermann) Fitz of Eau Claire, Lilli (Erwin) Schwarz of St. Joseph; a son Arno H. Rutsch Cottage Grove MN; eight grandchildren, 10 great grand children; four brothers Waldemar (Gertrud)Betker, Werner Betker, Luthold (Aline) Betker, Richard (Ruth) Betker, three Sister Ida Nuernberg, Edeltraut (Norbert) Rodemann, Inge (Karl-Heinz) Anfang.
Proceeded in death by her husband Albert in 1991, grandson Gerhard Fitz in 1968, Sister Dinah Weber.
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