Dorothy Catherine (Rutz) Kibler
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Title
Dorothy Catherine (Rutz) Kibler
Subject
Kibler, Dorothy Catherine Rutz (1918-2020)
Description
Portrait photograph of Dorothy Catherine (Rutz) Kibler as a young woman in glasses and short curled hair.
She was born in Monessen, Pennsylvania, daughter of the Ernest Edgar and Sadie (Keller) Rutz. She was a graduate of Monessen High School and later moved to Shenandoah County where she became a member of Mt. Olive United Methodist church in Toms Brook.
She married Melvin Lester Kibler and raised three children: a daughter, Kathy Kay (Kibler) Williams, and two sons, Melvin L. Kibler, Jr., and Ernest "Ernie" Lee Kibler.
She was born in Monessen, Pennsylvania, daughter of the Ernest Edgar and Sadie (Keller) Rutz. She was a graduate of Monessen High School and later moved to Shenandoah County where she became a member of Mt. Olive United Methodist church in Toms Brook.
She married Melvin Lester Kibler and raised three children: a daughter, Kathy Kay (Kibler) Williams, and two sons, Melvin L. Kibler, Jr., and Ernest "Ernie" Lee Kibler.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Oct 1943".
Contributor
Identified in 2009 by Phyllis Wright who was a friend of Dorothy. She noted that Dorothy's husband, Melvin, built Phyllis' house.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Dorothy C. (Rutz) Kibler appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 005050, 013093, 017667, and 022010.
Identifier
017667
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Dorothy Catherine (Rutz) Kibler,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed January 9, 2026, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/47671.
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