Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameGertrude Winona Ruttan 
Birth10 Feb 1904, Oak Mills, Atchison Co, KS
Census8 Apr 1930, Norton, Norton Co, KS
Memoroll#714, pg 10
Census13 Apr 1950, Lawrence, Douglas Co, KS
Memoroll#1391, pg 72
Death17 Sep 2001, Lawrence, Douglas Co, KS
MemoPresbyterian Manor
Burial24 Sep 2001, Mt Muncie Cem, Lansing, Leavenworth Co,KS
Memocremated - Lot 14, Sect 105, Row 0, Grave 8
EducationKansas Wesleyan U. '25, Masters At Kansas U. '39
FatherWilliam Henry Ruttan (1873-1940)
MotherIda Mae Sacks (1884-1969)
Never married
Misc. Notes
Named after her grandmother, Gertrude Wiggins
One of 8 students graduating from Grainfield High in 1920, then Kansas Wesleyan U. '25, Masters at Kansas U. '39.
She is listed in the 1930 census, living in Norton, KS as a High School instructor.
Taught Latin and English for 44 years, 32 of them in Lawrence. One of 9 teachers chosen for induction to the Kansas Teacher's Hall of Fame at a ceremony in the Convention Center at Dodge City on June 8, 1985. Admitted to the DAR through the Betty Washington Chapter in Lawrence on 9 October 1969, via her ancestor Robert Shields. Her National No. was 543705 and she was a member until her resignation on Nov. 30, 1991.
An article in the Lawrence newspaper on 26 June, 1998:
A $50,000 gift to the Lawrence Schools Foundation will be used to fund a third Early Childhood Readiness classroom for the at-risk preschoolers in the Lawrence school district. Lawrence resident William Dann made the contribution in honor of Gertrude Ruttan, former Latin and English teacher in Lawrence public schools. “Because I have heard so many years from different students of hers, I have developed a great respect for her,” Dann said. “Such a splendid teacher should receive additional recognition. I’m glad to be able to honor her in this way.”
Ruttan retired from teaching in 1969 and lives in Presbyterian Manor. At 94 she is unable to see as many visitors as she once did, but told friends she was touched by Dann’s contribution. Plans are under way for the classroom to be added at East Heights and dedicated in honor of Ruttan in late September.
[Obituary] Lawrence Journal-World; Tuesday, 18 Sept 2001
Memorial services for Gertrude W. Ruttan, 97, Lawrence, are pending and will be announced by Warren-McElwain Mortuary, Lawrence. Inurnment will be in Mt. Muncie Cemetery, Leavenworth.
Ms. Ruttan died Monday, Sept. 17, 2001, at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor. She was born Feb. 10, 1904, in Atchison County, the daughter of William H. and Ida Sacks Ruttan. She had been a resident of Lawrence since 1937, before living in Norton. Ms. Ruttan received her bachelor of art's degree in Latin from Kansas Wesleyan University in 1925 and her master's degree in Educational Psychology from the Kansas University in 1939.
She was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church, the Retired Teachers Assn., Daughters of the American Revolution and Pi Lambda Theta sorority. She was also a 50-year member of O.E.S. in western Kansas. She was elected to Kansas Teachers Hall of Fame in 1985. Ms. Ruttan was a Latin and English teacher at Lawrence High School for 44 years. She retired in 1969. Survivors include several nieces and nephews.
One of 8 students graduating from Grainfield High in 1920, then Kansas Wesleyan U. '25, Masters at Kansas U. '39.
She is listed in the 1930 census, living in Norton, KS as a High School instructor.
Taught Latin and English for 44 years, 32 of them in Lawrence. One of 9 teachers chosen for induction to the Kansas Teacher's Hall of Fame at a ceremony in the Convention Center at Dodge City on June 8, 1985. Admitted to the DAR through the Betty Washington Chapter in Lawrence on 9 October 1969, via her ancestor Robert Shields. Her National No. was 543705 and she was a member until her resignation on Nov. 30, 1991.
An article in the Lawrence newspaper on 26 June, 1998:
A $50,000 gift to the Lawrence Schools Foundation will be used to fund a third Early Childhood Readiness classroom for the at-risk preschoolers in the Lawrence school district. Lawrence resident William Dann made the contribution in honor of Gertrude Ruttan, former Latin and English teacher in Lawrence public schools. “Because I have heard so many years from different students of hers, I have developed a great respect for her,” Dann said. “Such a splendid teacher should receive additional recognition. I’m glad to be able to honor her in this way.”
Ruttan retired from teaching in 1969 and lives in Presbyterian Manor. At 94 she is unable to see as many visitors as she once did, but told friends she was touched by Dann’s contribution. Plans are under way for the classroom to be added at East Heights and dedicated in honor of Ruttan in late September.
[Obituary] Lawrence Journal-World; Tuesday, 18 Sept 2001
Memorial services for Gertrude W. Ruttan, 97, Lawrence, are pending and will be announced by Warren-McElwain Mortuary, Lawrence. Inurnment will be in Mt. Muncie Cemetery, Leavenworth.
Ms. Ruttan died Monday, Sept. 17, 2001, at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor. She was born Feb. 10, 1904, in Atchison County, the daughter of William H. and Ida Sacks Ruttan. She had been a resident of Lawrence since 1937, before living in Norton. Ms. Ruttan received her bachelor of art's degree in Latin from Kansas Wesleyan University in 1925 and her master's degree in Educational Psychology from the Kansas University in 1939.
She was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church, the Retired Teachers Assn., Daughters of the American Revolution and Pi Lambda Theta sorority. She was also a 50-year member of O.E.S. in western Kansas. She was elected to Kansas Teachers Hall of Fame in 1985. Ms. Ruttan was a Latin and English teacher at Lawrence High School for 44 years. She retired in 1969. Survivors include several nieces and nephews.