Obituary of Mrs. Margaret Rutschman

Mrs. Margaret Rutschman daughter of Benjamin and Anna Harms Schmidt, was born January 6, 1885, at Newton, Kans., and on April 15, 1962 went to spend eternity with her Lord. She reached the age of 77 years, three months and nine days.

It was her privilege to grow up in a Christian home where prayer and communion with God was part of family life. In her early childhood days she learned to love and serve Jesus who became her personal Savior and also Lord and Master of her life.

Since the family was large and in pioneer days money was not plentiful, she, as a girl, spent much of her time doing house work in other homes. By doing this she made many friends and at the same time learned, at least in part, the meaning of the words of Jesus "Whosoever will be the greatest among you let him be the servant of all."

As a young girl she was baptized upon the confession of her faith in Jesus Christ as her personal Savior by the Elder G. N. Harms and received as a member of the Grace Hill church of which she remained a faithful member to the end of her earthly life.

She was a good home-maker, Relatives friends and other guests always found a welcome in her home. She never considered it too much work to prepare a meal or to get the guest bed-room ready for visitors. She enjoyed to discuss home and church life with relatives, friends and guests. She always remembered her brothers and sisters in her morning prayers. It was a joy to her to attend the meetings of the Mission Society and the Study Class.

She knew what it meant to go through joys and sorrows of life. She was married to Herman Ewert on June 8, 1911, and shared a happy home life with him until his death on October 12, 1952. On March 27, 1955, she was married to David Rutschman and shared the joys and sorrows of life with him until April 15, 1962. It was a great joy to her to become a mother and grandmother through her second marriage since there had been no children in the first marriage. Although the children and grandchildren were only step children and step grandchildren she accepted, treated and loved them as her own.

I, as husband, will remember her as a kind and understanding person. We, as children and grandchildren will rember her as a loving mother and grandmother. Her empty chair will remind all of us of the many deeds of love and kindness that she did for us.

Immediate relatives that passed on before her were: Her first husband, Herman Ewert, two sisters Susanna and Martha; both of her parents and two brother-in-laws, John Z. Harms and Reynold Becker.

Relatives that remain are, her husband, David Rutschman, and his children, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Langenegger, Mrs. Vera Gilchrist, Mrs. Evelyn Scivally, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rutschman, Rev. and Mrs. La Verne Rutschman, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Isaac and their families. Also four sisters, Mary, Mrs. John Z. Harms, Esther, Mrs. Reynold Becker, Katrine and Rose, Mrs. H. B. Schmidt and five brothers, Paul, Philip, Menno, Chris and Sam Schmidt.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, April 17, 1962, at the Grace Hill Mennonite Church with the Rev. H, E. Miller, assisted by the Reverends H. B. Schmidt, Ted Roth and Arnold Ensz, officiating. A male quartet, Arthur Unruh, Melvin Klaassen, Gerhard Nickel, and Henry Jenzan sang, accompanied by Mrs. Melvin Klaassen, at the organ.

Pallbearers were: Clarence Harms, Jessie Richter, Don Schmidt, David Langenegger, Fred Langenegger, Jr. and Gary Isaac. Burial was in the Grace Hill Cemetery. Lamb Mortuary of Whitewater was in charge of arrangement.

Obituary found in the clippings of Edwin and Luella Harms