Glenn Elvin Rutt, 95, of New Holland, Pa., died Feb. 3, 2025. He was born Jan. 12, 1930, the oldest son of Clarence H. Rutt Sr. and Elva S. Sauder. He married Pauline Landis on Sept. 13, 1952. They celebrated 71 years of marriage prior to her death in August 2024.
He was a member of Stumptown Mennonite Church, Bird-in-Hand, Pa. Earlier, he was an active member of East Chestnut Street Mennonite Church, Lancaster, Pa., for 49 years. He and a group of investors from the church were instrumental in buying and managing properties to provide affordable housing for Lancaster City residents.
Glenn had a successful career in the insurance business and operated his own agency for many years. He was affiliated with Goodville Mutual Casualty Co. for 44 years and served as secretary and treasurer of Mennonite Mutual Insurance Association in Intercourse, Pa., for 32 years. Prior to embarking on his insurance career, Glenn fulfilled 1-W alternative service during the Korean conflict at Fairfield State Hospital in Newtown, Conn.
He served as a board member and treasurer of the Mennonite Central Committee Relief Sale for 20 years. He also served as a board member and treasurer of the Intercourse Public Library during their 2004 capital campaign and for several years afterward. He and Pauline volunteered with Church World Service, assisting with refugee settlement and developed lifelong friendships with refugee families. He was deeply loved for his generosity, kindness, thoughtfulness, compassion and sensitivity. He and Pauline enjoyed traveling throughout the United States, Canada and Southern Africa.
He is survived by sons G. Roger Rutt (Pamela Rohrer Rutt) and Robert D. Rutt (Regina Brunk
Rutt); daughters Ann L. Rutt (Richard L. Buck-
walter) and Jane M. Rutt (D. Richard Augsbur-
ger); five grandchildren; nine great-grandchil-dren; sisters Mary Rutt Enck and Barbara Rutt Longenecker; and a brother, Carl Rutt (Lovina Gingerich Rutt).
He was preceded in death by his wife; grand-
son Tyler (Robert and Regina Rutt); brother-in-
law Daniel Enck (Mary Rutt Enck); brother Clarence Rutt Jr. (Helen Althouse Rutt); brother-in-
law Charles Longenecker (Barbara Rutt Longenecker); brother John Rutt (Rebecca Hertzler Rutt); and sister Joyce Rutt Eby (John Eby).