The Rutman Family
This page addresses parts of the Rutman family of Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It focuses on Minerva Seyfert, who married Russell Rutman and later married Dr. Charles Waltman, distinguished physician and historian of Easton, Pennsylvania. Minerva had three children with Russell Rutman -- Roger, Gregory and Douglas Rutman. Douglas was adopted by Charles Waltman and called Douglas Waltman. Children of both Minerva and Charles Waltman formed an extended blended family. Details of some of those family members, including photographs, are provided here. Sections here focus on:
Links to the Waltmans of Northampton County
Neil Boyer's Home Page
Charles Waltman’s second wife, Minerva Rutman Waltman, born on August 6, 1911, was the daughter of Frank and Minerva Seyfert, of Reading, in Berks County. She had previously been married to Russell Charles Rutman, of Easton. Russell, born in 1909, was the son of Charles and Gertrude Miller Rutman, of Easton. He later married Ruth Daddow (1920-1995), and he died in Media, Pennsylvania, on April 18, 2005.
| Russell Charles Rutman and his second wife, Ruth Daddow Rutman, had one daughter, Susan (Sue) Rutman, who was born in August 1962. She married Judd Ciccone
in 1982. In 2013, they lived in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Susan Rutman Ciccone
worked part-time as a salon coordinator for a large hair salon and was
also a professional artist specializing in oils and acrylics. Judd
Ciccone was a landscape designer and contractor for more than 30 years.
In 2013 he owned Diamond Run Landscapes. They had two children: Samuel (Sam) Ciccone, born in September 1990, and Nicole (Nickki) Ciccone, born in June 1992. |
Minerva Rutman Waltman married Dr. Charles Waltman, of Easton, on August 22, 1959. Charles had a distinguished career as a physician and cancer specialist, and his ancestry had been traced back to Conrad Waltman, who was active in the Revolutionary War. Details of the Waltman family, in three sections, can be found in the links above. Minerva died in Twinsburg, Ohio, on October 31, 2005.
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| Charles Waltman with his wife Minerva, 1993 | Minerva Waltman on her 90th birthday in 2001 |
Minerva and Russell Rutman had three children: Roger Alan Rutman, Gregory L. Rutman, and Douglas C. Rutman. Douglas was adopted by Charles Waltman when he was seven years old and was known as Douglas C. Waltman.
Late in Minerva's life, she resumed her studies, and in 1978, at the age of 67, she graduated from Moravian College, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, with a B.A. degree in history. She was one of the oldest people ever to graduate from Moravian. Afterward, she worked with the Northampton County Historical and Genealogical Society reviewing wills from the period of German settlement in the county in the 1700s. She was a resident of the Grande Village Retirement Community. In a MySpace website in 2006, a 22-year-old girl employed by the facility, under the category “My Hero,” listed “the one and only MINERVA WALTMAN!! THE COOLEST OLD LADY TO EVER LIVE AT GRANDE VILLAGE!!” [33]
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| At Minerva's 90th Birthday Party in 2001, from left, Arthur, Eric and Faith Waltman, Kathy Buchanan, Louisa Rutman, and Hilary and Michael Adkins. | Greg Rutman, Arthur and Doug Waltman, in 2001 |
Ten years after the death of Charles Waltman, Minerva died on October 31, 2005, at the age of 94, in Twinsburg, Ohio. Minerva was buried in Birdsboro Cemetery in Birdsboro, Pennsylvania, along the Schuylkill River near Reading, in Berks County. When Minerva Waltman died in 2005, her obituary said that she was survived by her sons Gregory, Douglas and Arthur and their wives, her daughter Constance Buchanan and her husband, 11 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, and her daughter-in-law, Marylyn Rutman, widow of Roger.
Descendants of Minerva Rutman Waltman
A.
Roger Alan
Rutman,
the first child of Minerva and Russell Rutman, was born on October 31,
1938. Roger graduated from Easton High School in the Class of 1956. He
attended Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie-Mellon) in
Pittsburgh and graduated in 1960 with a degree in electrical
engineering. Roger
was a design engineer and president of a company called Design Aids,
Inc., featuring what engineers called a schematic drafting system. He
authored a number of complex articles on the subject, including one on
"non-gridded graphic input." Roger died of cancer in Mission
Viejo, California, on
February 20, 1985, at age 46.
Roger Rutman was married three times and he had four children. Details are below:
Roger Rutman was married three times and he had four children. Details are below:
(1) Roger's first
wife was Ruth Ann Foote.
They were married in 1960 and divorced in June 1967. They had two
children, Sherri and Randy Rutman.
(a)
Sherri
Denise Rutman
was born in July 1963 in Lakeland, Florida, and graduated from
Brigham Young University in 1991. She married William L. Kilpatrick
on December 19, 1987. In
2014, Sherri Kilpatrick
was in her 16th year of teaching. She was employed by Polk Virtual
Education, a franchise of Florida Virtual School operated under the
school board of Polk County. Sherri and William Kilpatrick
had four children:
-- William ("Billy") Kilpatrick graduated
from Polk State College in 2010 and studied computer engineering at the
University of South Florida in Tampa. In early 2014, he was working
toward a bachelor's degree at Polk State College and living in
Mulberry, Florida.
-- Rachel Ann Minerva Kilpatrick, born on November 8, 1990. In March 2014, she was living in Florida with Emmanuel "Manny" Santiago and their three children: Manolo Lorenzo Santiago was born on December 31, 2009, in Orlando, Florida. Isabel Elizabeth Santiago was born on December 27, 2010, and Ariana Santiago was born on October 9, 2012, both in Lakeland, Florida.
-- Stephen Alexander Kilpatrick was born on December 14, 1993. He graduated from Lakeland Collegiate High School in 2012 and in 2014 was studying business adminstration at Polk State College.
-- Mary Kilpatrick in 2014 was a third grade student in Polk County, Florida.
-- Rachel Ann Minerva Kilpatrick, born on November 8, 1990. In March 2014, she was living in Florida with Emmanuel "Manny" Santiago and their three children: Manolo Lorenzo Santiago was born on December 31, 2009, in Orlando, Florida. Isabel Elizabeth Santiago was born on December 27, 2010, and Ariana Santiago was born on October 9, 2012, both in Lakeland, Florida.
-- Stephen Alexander Kilpatrick was born on December 14, 1993. He graduated from Lakeland Collegiate High School in 2012 and in 2014 was studying business adminstration at Polk State College.
-- Mary Kilpatrick in 2014 was a third grade student in Polk County, Florida.
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| Sherri Rutman Kilpatrick with Bill, Billy and Stephen, 2009 | |||
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| Rachel Kilpatrick with
Manny, left, 2009, and Manolo, February 20, 2010 |
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(b) Roger
("Randy") Rutman, second child of Roger and Ruth Ann
Rutman, was born
in July 1964. He was married to Laura Campbell, who
was born in January 1965. She used the name Laura Campbell-Rutman.
In 2010, Randy, Laura and their
children lived in California.
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| Randy Rutman, about 2008 | Laura Campbell-Rutman, 2009 |
Randy and Chris Rutman, 2009 |
Randy and family, 2008 |
(2)
Roger Rutman's
second wife was Judith
(Judy) C. Wulfkuhle.
She was later known as Judy
Keliher. Judy was a graduate of California State
University in Fullerton and
later studied to be a reading specialist at CSU in Northridge. She was
an elementary school teacher. Judy and Roger Rutman were
married
on July 3, 1968. Roger's two children, Sherri, then almost
five, and Randy,
almost four, lived with them. Roger and Judy had two children -- Christopher and Margaret Rutman. Viewing a
picture of the four children in 2009 (see below),
Judy
Keliher wrote on her Facebook
page, "I raised these four people into grown-ups. They are my world."
Roger and Judy were divorced in June 1976. She later married Robert V. Keliher,
and in
2014 they lived in Sterling, Kansas. Judy Keliher was retired from
teaching.
(c)
Christopher L. Rutman
was born in 1972 and grew up in Ventura, California. He was a
professional hairdresser beginning in 1995 and began teaching
hairdressing for Sebastian International in 1999, specializing in hair
extensions. He taught in Hawaii and Tokyo, among other places. On July
3, 2006, Chris married Michelle
in Big Bear, California. A son, Oslo
Nolan Rutman,
was born in July 2007. A second son, Liam Allen Rutman, was born on July 15, 2010.
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| Chris and Michelle Rutman at
their wedding in 2006, at Margaret's wedding in 2009, and with Oslo in 2009 |
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(d)
Margaret Hunter, second child of Judith and Roger Rutman,
was born in May 1973. She graduated from the University of
California at Irvine in 1995 and Temple University Law School in 1998.
She became an attorney and adopted the name Margaret Hunter. She was
married in 2009 to Jeffrey Forer, and they had two children, Gene and Goody.
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| Siblings
at Margaret's 2009
Wedding: Chris Rutman, Sherri Kilpatrick, Margaret Hunter and Randy Rutman |
The Bride | Margaret Hunter and Gene |
(3)
Roger Rutman's third wife was Marylyn
A. Hagerty, born about 1953.
They were married on February 13, 1982. She survived when Roger died in
1985.
B.
Gregory
L. Rutman, second child of Minerva and Russell Rutman, was
born in September 1942 and
graduated from Wilson High School in Easton in 1960. He was
an
attorney and a member of the Ohio State Bar Association. In
1984,
he was appointed staff vice president and general counsel of B. F.
Goodrich, in Akron, Ohio. Later, he was vice president and
chief
legal officer of the PolyOne Corporation, in Cleveland. For a
time, he and his wife Louisa lived in Hudson, Ohio. In 2010,
he
was retired and living in Sarasota, Florida.
Greg was married to Louisa I. Neuschloss-Knusli on March 24, 1964. Louisa's paternal grandfather, Kornel Neuschloss-Knusli (1864-1935), was the architect of the famous Elephant Gates at the entrance to the zoo in Budapest, Hungary. Greg and Louisa had two children, Hilary and Peter Rutman.
Greg was married to Louisa I. Neuschloss-Knusli on March 24, 1964. Louisa's paternal grandfather, Kornel Neuschloss-Knusli (1864-1935), was the architect of the famous Elephant Gates at the entrance to the zoo in Budapest, Hungary. Greg and Louisa had two children, Hilary and Peter Rutman.
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| Greg Rutman, 2001 | Louisa in 2008 | Greg and Louisa Rutman in 2009 |
(1)
Hilary D. Rutman, first child of Greg and Louisa, was born in September 1966. She married Michael
D. Adkins, who graduated from dental school at Ohio State.
In 2010 he was a practicing dentist in Medina, Ohio. They had two
children:
-- Lauren Michelle Adkins
was born in January 2003.
-- Luke Adkins was born in March 2006.
-- Luke Adkins was born in March 2006.
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| Michael Adkins and Hilary
Rutman, when they were dating in 1992 |
Michael Adkins, 2008 | Hilary Adkins, 2009 |
(2)
Peter Gregory Rutman, second child of Greg and Louisa
Rutman, was born in May 1970. He married Catherine Ann Smoley,
who had been born in April 1970. In
2010,
they lived in River Forest, Illinois. They had four children:
-- Henry Rutman was
born in May 1998.
-- Charles Rutman was born in March 2000.
-- Megan Rutman was born in November 2002.
-- Katherine Rutman was born in January 2005.
-- Charles Rutman was born in March 2000.
-- Megan Rutman was born in November 2002.
-- Katherine Rutman was born in January 2005.
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| Peter Rutman, with Charles in 2001 | Cathy Smoley Rutman, about 2008 | Cathy Rutman with Henry, 11, in 2009 |
C. Douglas Eric Rutman,
the third child of Minerva and Russell Rutman, was born in April 1952.
He was seven when his mother married Charles Waltman.
Charles
adopted him and thereafter he used the name Douglas Eric Waltman.
See details on Doug Waltman in the section on Charles Waltman.
Links to the Waltmans of Northampton County
Neil Boyer's Home Page
Corrections and additional information are welcome. Please contact Neil Boyer at [email protected].