Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Ruth Viola Good

Female 1919 - 2018  (99 years)


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  • Name Ruth Viola Good 
    Born 27 Nov 1919  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Name Ruth Viola Jutzi 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-85729 
    Died 30 Nov 2018  Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Person ID I85729  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Jacob S. Good,   b. 15 May 1889, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1961  (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Wilhelmina Julianna "Minnie" Krueger,   b. 20 Mar 1893, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1975  (Age 81 years) 
    Family ID F53485  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rev. Rufus Jutzi,   b. 26 Jun 1915, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Nov 2011, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years) 
    Married 1943 
    Children 
     1. Marjorie Ruth Jutzi
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F42968  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • JUTZI, Ruth Viola Mom passed away peacefully surrounded by the love of her family on November 30th, three days after we celebrated her 99th birthday with her. She was predeceased by her husband Rufus in 2011 and is survived by her children, Collin (Marnie), Terry (Judith), Tom (Nancy), Marj (Doug) Richard, Dave (Joanne), 16 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. Mom was born in Kitchener on November 27, 1919 the second child of Jacob and Wilhelmina (Krueger) Good. She was predeceased by her parents, her brothers Ira (Ruth) and Earl (Jean), her parents-in-law Simeon and Leah (Gascho) Jutzi, her brothers-in-law Wallace (Mary), Curtis and Nyle (Pat). She is survived by her sister-in-law Lauretta. Mom looked after us well. Her manner quietly assured us that everything will work out and many of the worrying issues of the day are really not that significant. We liked that she enjoyed some misbehavior. We also liked that she could sometimes see humour when others could not. She encouraged us in our schooling. We remember her singing lullabies to us at night to the tune of the hymn "Love Lifted Me". She was a master Crokinole player. It was fun when uncle Earl would visit to take her on. In retrospect, we really do not know how she possibly managed all the cooking, cleaning, laundry, gardening, canning, baking, peeling potatoes etc. and then pulled off the spectacular Sunday noon dinners at which guests were invariably present. Mom was generally reserved and did not frequently articulate her views. She relied on her intuition and private thoughts to make her decisions. We never heard her say an unkind word about anyone. She never complained. Her actions and reactions demonstrated humility and thankfulness. She had a passion for helping new Canadians many of whom ended up calling her mother or grandmother. In the latter years she often sang when we visited, usually hymns but also the boisterous rally song of her alma mater, KC I. Mom participated widely in church and community events. Her family of origin was not Mennonite although her father had Mennonite background. When our father quite suddenly was called to pastor the Floradale Mennonite Church in 1951, the role expected of a Mennonite pastor's wife at that time was added to Mom's responsibilities. This was not easy for her. Her life became busier and less private. She had four young children with a fifth to follow in a few years. There were many cultural changes. How should I style my hair? How conservatively should I dress? She was affirmed in all this by the supporting words and actions of many kind and thoughtful parishioners which we still remember and will cherish forever. Thank you, Mom, for modelling courage. Thank you for loving us, our spouses, our children and grandchildren without judgement. Thank you to everyone who provided love and friendship to Mom over the years including during her later years in Assisted Living at Fairview Mennonite Home and Long-Term Care at Breithaupt House, Columbia Forest. Funeral arrangements have been made through the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home . Visitation will take place at the funeral home at 171 King Street South Waterloo on Wednesday December 5, 2018 from 3 - 6 p.m. A public funeral service will be held at the Preston Mennonite Church, 791 Concession Road, Cambridge Ontario officiated by Rev. Gary Knarr on Thursday, December 6, 2018 at 11 a.m. Refreshments will follow. A private family interment will take place at the Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge at a later date.

      Waterloo Region Record, 1 Dec 2018

  • Sources 
    1. [S146] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Hagey Mennonite CC#5431 Cemetery Internet Link .
      Jutzi / Rev. Rufus Jutzi / 1915- / married 1943 / Ruth Viola Good / 1919- / We have peace with God / through our Lord / Jesus Christ

    2. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, H., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, H. (1922). Ruth Viola Good Jutzi (1922-2018) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 9 May 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/195234684/ruth-viola-jutzi.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 27 Nov 1919 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 30 Nov 2018 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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