Cemetery RecordChanhassen Pioneer Cemetery
Lot 22.8
Grave Status Occupied
Update Date 8/9/2013
Place of Birth Chanhassen, Minnesota
Place of Death Excelsior, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Age 77
Marital Status Widow - Married Lee William Hutton on Sept. 16, 1921
Mother Miriam Julia Bennett
Father James Wilson
Children None
Occupation With her husband, owner of Excelsior Cafe at 229 Water Street in 1922
Military Status
Baptized
Occupant Information
Name
Ruth Bennett Hutton
Sex
Female
Social Sec. No.
474-22-6571
Date of Birth
9/11/1899
Date of Death
5/5/1977
Interment Date
5/7/1977
Cause of Death
Non -communicable
Place of Birth Chanhassen, Minnesota
Place of Death Excelsior, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Age 77
Marital Status Widow - Married Lee William Hutton on Sept. 16, 1921
Mother Miriam Julia Bennett
Father James Wilson
Children None
Occupation With her husband, owner of Excelsior Cafe at 229 Water Street in 1922
Military Status
Baptized
Purchaser Information
Purchased By
Ruth Bennett Hutton
Street
City, State, Zip
Phone
Date Purchased
2/12/1915
Amount Fee Paid
$15.00
Date Int Fee Paid
Interment Fee
0.00
Spouse Information
Name
Lee William Hutton (Born in 1895)
Address
Served in World War I
City, State, Zip
Phone
Next of Kin Information
Name
Harriet Wilson Elmblad
Relationship
Lot 22.8 Update Date 8/9/2013
Name Ruth Bennett Wilson Hutton
Comments/History Sister of Willis and La Moine Wilson, Ruth was the State Women's Auxiliary
Chairman 8/11/1941, American Legion State Convention. She became National
President and was awarded the French Legion of Honor, by President Charles De
Gaulle, for her part in rehabilitation of St. Die, a French town destroyed by
Germans.
The November 1, 1947 "Happenings Around Excelsior" states that this is Ruth
Hutton Day and the American Legion Post and Auxiliary gave a dinner in her
honor. During her 25 years as a member of the local organization, she has been
ascending from one office to another on the state and national levels. The
pinnacle was reached on August 31 when Mrs. Lee Hutton became National
President of the American Legion Auxiliary. Since then she had toured Europe
with the Auxiliary delegation visiting cemeteries and studying the needs of towns
devastated by the war. Two years later she would be awarded the French Legion
of Honor for her part in the rehabilitation of St. Die, a French town destroyed by
the Germans in World War II. Husband Lee Hutton served in World War I.
Niece:
Bea Guntzel
5280 Farley Avenue SE
Delano, MN 55328
763-972-3553
guntzel@charter.net