Educator.
Born at Wingham, Ontario on 6 April 1880, son of Elijah Bennett Ruttan (1849-1940) and Euretta Dulmage (1851-1916), he came to Manitoba and was the Principal at Arden School (1906-1907) and Norwood School (1912-1918). He took a leave of absence in 1918, due to ill health, and quit in 1919. He later returned to teaching as Principal at Hamiota School (1927-1950) before returning to Winnipeg where he taught at the Manitoba Technical Institute until retirement in 1957.
On 24 June 1908, he married Evelyn Mildred McCamis (1891-1966) at Arden. They had four children: Roberta E. Ruttan (1911-1948), George Douglas “Doug” Ruttan, Charles Graham Ruttan (1916-2008), and Hugh Cameron Ruttan (1924-1940). He was an elder of Norwood United Church and a member of the Heather Curling Club. He died at his Winnipeg home, 154 Kitson Street, on 30 September 1960 and was buried in the Hamiota Cemetery.
Marriage registration [George Henry Ruttan, Evelyn Hildred McCamis], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
1916 Canada census, Ancestry.
“Winnipeg children honor Empire Day,” Manitoba Free Press, 24 May 1917, page 5.
“Prizes are given in Tache School,” Manitoba Free Press, 22 June 1918, page 16.
Birth registration [Hugh Cameron Ruttan], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Retired teacher G. H. Ruttan dies,” Winnipeg Free Press, 1 October 1960, page 61.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 3 October 1960, page 25.
Obituary [George Douglas Ruttan], Winnipeg Free Press, 21 January 2005.
George Henry Ruttan, FamilySearch.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
We thank Nathan Kramer and Lorna Ruttan for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 16 July 2025
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