1935
John
2020
John Henry Alrutz
July 31, 1935 — November 17, 2020
Family was always first for Jack, he is survived by his three children, Cheryl Covington (Jon) of Marietta, Mark Alrutz (Jenny) of Taylorsville, NC, and Lori Barlow (Marc) of Fredericksburg, VA; grandchildren, Peter Koelsch (Cristina), Cari Schafer (Nathan), Alexandria Fouts (Ben), DJ Alrutz (Stacey), Deanna Singleton (Tyler), Joshua Alrutz, Hannalee Gordon (Lee), Kathleen Alrutz, Julianna Alrutz, Luke Alrutz, Steven Barlow (Chau Tran) and Christopher Barlow; great grandchildren, Emma and Kate Alrutz, Luann and Amyrah Gordon, Noah Schafer and Matteus Fouts.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 45 years, Shirley Smith Alrutz, she died on February 4, 2004. Three sisters, Teresa Davidson, Mary Mangino and Patricia Alrutz also preceded him in death.
Jack graduated from Sienna College in 1958 with a B.S. in Mathematics. He served his country in the U. S. Army Medics from 1959 to 1962. Jack was a member of The Basilica of St. Mary of the Assumption and was proud to be associated with the fellowship of AA for many years. He retired from General Electric where he was a computer programmer. Jack loved family, music, traveling, chess, reading, learning, walking around town and a good joke.
Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 19, 2021 at the Marietta Chapel of Cawley & Peoples Funeral Home. Family will greet friends for one hour prior to services at the funeral home.
The Marietta Chapel of Cawley & Peoples Funeral Home is honored to serve Jack's family, and offers online condolences as well as many other resources by visiting their website, CawleyandPeoples.com or by going to their Facebook page.
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Saturday, June 19, 2021
1:00 - 2:00 pm (Eastern time)
Marietta Chapel of Cawley & Peoples Funeral Home
Memorial Service
Saturday, June 19, 2021
Starts at 2:00 pm (Eastern time)
Marietta Chapel of Cawley & Peoples Funeral Home
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