Wayne Rutz

HERINGTON - Jacob  “Wayne”  Rutz, 59, of Abilene, KS, departed this life on Tuesday, February 23rd, 2016, at the Enterprise Estates.  He was born on December 21st, 1956, at Herington, Kansas.  He was the son of Wayne F. and Lina A. (Lee) Rutz. 

Family will receive friends 6:00 pm, Friday, March 4th, 2016, at the Zeiner Funeral Home, Herington Chapel. Inurnment will be 10:00 am, Saturday, March 5th, 2016, at the New Basel United Church of Christ Cemetery, Abilene, KS.

Mr. Rutz was a self-employed truck driver working with T.I.L. Trucking.  He attended Hope High School.  He liked to watch the old westerns with his dog, Bud.  He enjoyed listening to classic country music.

He is preceded in death by an infant brother Robert, an infant sister Beatrice, and his parents.

He is survived by his son Justin Rutz (wife-Amy) of Enterprise; three grandchildren: Ivan Rutz, Lillian Rutz, and Ty Wood; a brother Ron Rutz of Abilene; his extended family Billie Johnson who he called Mom of Mission, TX, and her children Steve Copeland, Lee Copeland, and Billie Thompson.

The family requests memorials to Wayne Rutz Grandchildren’s Scholarship Fund or to the Hospice of Dickinson County; and they may be sent to Zeiner Funeral Home-Herington Chapel, 404 S. Broadway, Herington, KS, 67449.