Virginia Kuemmel "Ginger" Clutter

CLUTTER -- Virginia Kuemmel "Ginger", retired Registered Nurse, died on Thursday, August 3, 2006. Born at Ravenswood Hospital, Chicago, IL, to Edward John and Lillian (Kunst) Kuemmel. After graduating from Steinmetz High School, Ginger earned both BA and MA degrees from the University of Illinois, Urbana, where she had a graduate Teaching Assistantship from 1946 to 1951, in the Department of Spanish and Italian. She completed all course work and language tests for her Ph.D., but left before doing her dissertation, which led her to say she had a ABD, (all but dissertation). She married Lester W. Clutter, June 9, 1945. When Les finished his MS in 1951, they left the University of Illinois to start the nomad life of a Petroleum Geologist. One of their stops was Billings, MT, where Ginger taught Spanish at Rocky Mountain College. In 1965, the family moved to Tripoli, Libya, where Ginger taught English to the oil companies Libyan employees at the Language Training Center. In 1974, there was a transfer to London, England, where she worked at the American School in London. They returned to Tulsa, OK, in 1979. Ginger became a licensed Registered Nurse, with an Associate Degree from Tulsa Junior College, in 1983. Ginger retired after 10 years with the American Red Cross. She was an active member of the Registered Nurse Community Volunteers, volunteering over 20 years at Project Get Together Clinic, flu shots for the City-County Health Department, and belonged to Green Country Women, the Guild at Tulsa Regional Medical Center and the Afghanistan Perceivers, a Sherlock Holmes scion society. Ginger was a member of Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority, earning the White Violet Award. She is survived by: her husband of 61 years, Lester W. Clutter; 4 children, Christine Garman of Colorado Springs, CO, Randall Clutter and wife, Olivia of Escondido, CA, Bruce Clutter and wife, Lynn of Tulsa, Wendy Van Matre and husband, T.C., Broken Arrow; 9 grandchildren, Jeremiah Garman and wife, Marie of Augusta, GA, Benjamin Garman, Colorado Springs, Daniel, Joshua, Anna, Caleb and Lydia Clutter of Tulsa, Edward and Joseph Van Matre, Broken Arrow; 1 great-grandson, Maxton Garman; her brother, Edward J. Kuemmel, Canyon Country, CA. Ginger was a long time member of Asbury United Methodist Church and the Seekers Sunday School class. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may go to the Youth Building Fund at Asbury United Methodist Church or Tulsa Zoo Friends. Visitation will be 6 p.m. - 8 p.m., Monday, August 7, 2006, at Moore's Southlawn Chapel. Memorial service will be held 11 a.m., Tuesday, August 8, 2006, at the Mason Chapel, at Asbury United Methodist Church. Moore's Southlawn Chapel, 663-2233.