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Miss Edna Ruth Gutknecht
Visitation: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM Barkes, Weaver & Glick Funeral Homes Washington Street Location Columbus, IN 47201 Visitation: Thursday, November 5, 2009 1:00 PM until 2:00 PM Barkes, Weaver & Glick Funeral Homes Washington Street Location Columbus, IN 47201 Service: Thursday, November 5, 2009 2:00 PM Barkes, Weaver & Glick Funeral Homes Washington Street Location Columbus, IN 47201	VIEW/SEND CONDOLENCES
Edna Ruth Gutknecht, 90, of Columbus, died at 6:30 a.m. Monday, November 2, 2009, at Columbus Health & Rehabilitation Center where she had been a resident since 1997 due to her long bout with Alzheimer's. She was born November 15, 1918, the daughter of Henry and Anna Gressel Gutknecht. She was born in a farm home across the road from the old 4-mile house on Youth Camp Road. She attended Dipper Country School and St. Peter's Lutheran School. She graduated from Indiana University in 1954 and received her Master's Degree in 1959. She taught in country schools in Harrison, Wayne and Columbus Townships, one year at St. Peter's Lutheran School, worked 14 years teaching homebound and special education in Columbus and 16 years teaching remedial reading in Mooresville. Edna was a lifelong member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church and a member of Delta Kappa Gamma and Indiana State and National Teacher's associations. She traveled across our country and into Mexico and made a long trip through Europe. The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at Barkes, Weaver & Glick Funeral Home on Washington Street with the Rev. Patrick Galligar officiating. Calling will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday and from 1 p.m. until service time Thursday. Burial will be at Garland Brook Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Together We Grow Fund at St. Peter's Lutheran Church. Online condolences may be sent to Miss Gutknecht's family at www.barkesweaverglick.com. Survivors include a sister, Mildred Gutknecht Smith of Columbus. Miss Gutknecht was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Ethel Lorene; and a brother, Paul William