Carlotta Joy Rutty

1926 - 2019

Rutty, Carlotta Joy
Carlotta Joy Rutty, 93, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 8, in the Hospice unit of the Middlesex Memorial Hospital. Staff members, who had given her wonderful care, were present, joined shortly after by family. She is predeceased by her sister, Barbara (Bobby) and her brother, Donald (Donny). Joy was born in New Britain, Connecticut on January 29, 1926, to Charlotte and Henry McKenney. She attended Deep River High School where she met her future husband Edward Rutty. They were married June 24, 1946 in Haddam, and had four children: Donna, who lives with her husband Michael in Irvine, California, Kim, who lives with his wife Sherrill in Cape Cod, Lee, who lives with his wife Robin in Seminole, Texas, and Dany Sue, who lives with her husband Ray in Newport, California. Joy and Ed were active members of the First Congregational Church in Portland where they've lived for more than sixty years. Joy was extraordinarily artistic; she created handcrafts of all kinds, especially quilts, ornaments and crocheted blankets for her children, 11 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and for her church. She loved having her family around her and throughout her life found beauty in the natural world. Joy was a partner with Ed in his square dance activities for fifty years forming lifelong friendships about which Joy said, "I love them, and they love me". Services will be private. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the donor's choice of charity.
Our Parting by Joy McKenney
(from her 1943 high school yearbook)
The last bell has rung
It's time to part;
But each will remember,
Deep in his heart,
Our fun together
At work and at play,
And hope we'll all meet again,
Somewhere, some day.