Louise (Charles) Rutz was born August 28, 1906 in Belleville, Kansas, daughter of Rachael "Bula" (Dancy) and Thomas Isaac Charles.
In 1907, Louise came with her family to Alamogordo. She received her early education at the Longwood School in Penasco Canyon, near Cloudcroft, later attending Alamogordo Schools, where she completed high school in 1924. She graduated in 1928 from New Mexico A&M College, now NMSU.
On June 1, 1928 Louise married Ben Rutz, a college classmate, a marriage which lasted over 66 years, until Ben's death in 1995.
Through the years, the Rutz family lived at Mesilla Park, Alamogordo and Albuquerque, moving to Placitas in 1974.
Louise wrote feature stories and articles for newspapers and magazines, and compiled family history material about the Rutz and Charles families. She shared her writing and artistic talents with her family, and the organizations with which she was involved.
She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Zeta Tau Alpha college sorority, NM Engineers' Wives Club, among others. In Alamogordo, she served as president of the Alamogordo Women's Club in 1951-1952. After locating in Placitas, she became an active member of Las Placitenas Extension Club and Jardineros de Placitas garden club.
In 1907, Louise came with her family to Alamogordo. She received her early education at the Longwood School in Penasco Canyon, near Cloudcroft, later attending Alamogordo Schools, where she completed high school in 1924. She graduated in 1928 from New Mexico A&M College, now NMSU.
On June 1, 1928 Louise married Ben Rutz, a college classmate, a marriage which lasted over 66 years, until Ben's death in 1995.
Through the years, the Rutz family lived at Mesilla Park, Alamogordo and Albuquerque, moving to Placitas in 1974.
Louise wrote feature stories and articles for newspapers and magazines, and compiled family history material about the Rutz and Charles families. She shared her writing and artistic talents with her family, and the organizations with which she was involved.
She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Zeta Tau Alpha college sorority, NM Engineers' Wives Club, among others. In Alamogordo, she served as president of the Alamogordo Women's Club in 1951-1952. After locating in Placitas, she became an active member of Las Placitenas Extension Club and Jardineros de Placitas garden club.
Louise (Charles) Rutz was born August 28, 1906 in Belleville, Kansas, daughter of Rachael "Bula" (Dancy) and Thomas Isaac Charles.
In 1907, Louise came with her family to Alamogordo. She received her early education at the Longwood School in Penasco Canyon, near Cloudcroft, later attending Alamogordo Schools, where she completed high school in 1924. She graduated in 1928 from New Mexico A&M College, now NMSU.
On June 1, 1928 Louise married Ben Rutz, a college classmate, a marriage which lasted over 66 years, until Ben's death in 1995.
Through the years, the Rutz family lived at Mesilla Park, Alamogordo and Albuquerque, moving to Placitas in 1974.
Louise wrote feature stories and articles for newspapers and magazines, and compiled family history material about the Rutz and Charles families. She shared her writing and artistic talents with her family, and the organizations with which she was involved.
She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Zeta Tau Alpha college sorority, NM Engineers' Wives Club, among others. In Alamogordo, she served as president of the Alamogordo Women's Club in 1951-1952. After locating in Placitas, she became an active member of Las Placitenas Extension Club and Jardineros de Placitas garden club.
In 1907, Louise came with her family to Alamogordo. She received her early education at the Longwood School in Penasco Canyon, near Cloudcroft, later attending Alamogordo Schools, where she completed high school in 1924. She graduated in 1928 from New Mexico A&M College, now NMSU.
On June 1, 1928 Louise married Ben Rutz, a college classmate, a marriage which lasted over 66 years, until Ben's death in 1995.
Through the years, the Rutz family lived at Mesilla Park, Alamogordo and Albuquerque, moving to Placitas in 1974.
Louise wrote feature stories and articles for newspapers and magazines, and compiled family history material about the Rutz and Charles families. She shared her writing and artistic talents with her family, and the organizations with which she was involved.
She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Zeta Tau Alpha college sorority, NM Engineers' Wives Club, among others. In Alamogordo, she served as president of the Alamogordo Women's Club in 1951-1952. After locating in Placitas, she became an active member of Las Placitenas Extension Club and Jardineros de Placitas garden club.
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