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REV. WAYNE RUTZ
THE REV. WAYNE E. RUTZ
Fort Wayne, Ind.
Pastor Wayne E. Rutz entered his eternal home on Aug. 16, 2017. Burial at Friestadt, Wis. Pastor Rutz graduated from Concordia Theological Seminary, St. Louis, and was
ordained at Trinity Lutheran Church, Cedar Rapids.
He was preceded in death by parents,
Edgar and Selma Rutz; and wife, Evelyn.
He is survived by wife, Carol; brother, Lowell (Connie); and nieces and nephews.
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