Leva Rutter
Dec. 31, 1872-Oct. 7, 1925
Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Wednesday, October 7, 1925, page 5, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library
Mrs. Leva Rutter Passes Away
Mrs. Leva Rutter, 62, 1109 Cedar street, widow of Edwin D. Rutter, who died in December, 1917, passed away at four o'clock this morning at her home, following a stroke of paralysis on Monday. Mrs. Rutter also suffered a stroke last March.
She was born in Hardin county, Ohio, December 31, 1872, and came to Berrien county when four years old, residing with an aunt at Berrien Center until her marriage to Edwin Rutter, of this city. They were married March 20, 1891, at Berrien Center.
They had three children, two sons and one daughter, Emma, who died when five years of age. The sons, Evan and Paul, both reside in Niles. She is also survived by one brother and one sister, Burt and Etta McGuiness, both of Lima, O.
Funeral services will be held at the house Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. Walter Osborn , of the Baptist church, will officiate. Burial will take place in Silverbrook cemetery.