Ruth Schumacher Lutze

The beautiful photo of Ruth immediately caught my attention in the morning Wisconsin State Journal. Her husband, Fritz, was a Kiwanian with my husband, Ed. It was always fun to attend functions where the gracious Ruth was in attendance. I never knew that Ruth played volleyball! May your memories be your blessing.

Ruth and Fritz were the first people to welcome my wife and me to Madison. We were married in 1975 and came here looking for graduate school housing and a church home. Thanks to Ruth and Fritz, they helped us find both. We became long-standing friends. We always looked up to their family as a positive example of Christian living. Their influence on the Madison community lives on. Tom Stolzenburg

I worked with Ruth in Continuing Nursing Education and, as so well said in her obituary, she was a woman of strength, grace, and generosity. She was the epitome of kindness, welcoming to everyone, and shared joy and friendship to all who encountered her. May our memories of Ruth provide comfort and peace to all who knew her.

Ruth was such a proud Wisconsin nurse and SoN retiree. She helped to craft the story of the school’s history that graces the lobby of Copper Hall, and until illness prevented it, she rarely missed an SoN event. Ruth was one of the really good ones….devoted to her family, her profession and her faith, and I am glad to have known her.