Rufus Jutzi

Title: Rufus Jutzi fonds

Dates of creation: 1942-2008

Physical description: 52 cm of textual records

Biographical sketch: Rufus Jutzi (1915-2011) was the son of Simeon and Leah (Gascho). The family farmed in Wilmot Township. From June 1942- December 1943, Rufus Jutzi was a conscientious objector serving in Alternative Service camps in British Columbia. He served at Goldstream (Langford, B.C.), Cowichan (Lake Cowichan, B.C.) and Hill 60 (Duncan, B.C.). In October 1943, on leave, he married Ruth Good. The couple had five children.

Following the war, Jutzi became a pastor, serving at Floradale, Preston, Listowel, Tavistock, Pioneer Park and Bluesky Mennonite churches. From 1976-1980 he was national manager of the Mennonite Foundation of Canada.

Custodial history: Donated to the Archives by Terry Jutzi in 2015.

Scope and content: The fonds consists mainly of sermons, wedding and funeral mediations, and other talks prepared and presented by Rufus Jutzi. A diary and notes from his time in Alternative Service is also included. The fonds is organized essentially as Jutzi left them. Several of the files contain sermon indexes he prepared.

Notes: For photographs related to Rufus Jutzi search the Mennonite Archival Image Database.
An interview with Rufus Jutzi about Alternative Service is located in Hist.Mss.22.17.6.
Further materials related to Rufus Jutzi may be found by searching the Archives.
Original archival description created 2015 by Laureen Harder-Gissing.
 

File list:

Series 1: Sermons and talks

1. Floradale Mennonite Church, 1960
2. Floradale Mennonite Church, 1961-1962
3. Floradale Mennonite Church, 1962-1963
4. Floradale and Preston Mennonite Church, 1963-1964
5. Floradale and Preston Mennonite Church, 1963-1965
6. Preston Mennonite Church, 1966-1967
7. Preston Mennonite Church, 1968
8. Preston Mennonite Church, 1969
9. Preston Mennonite Church, 1969-1970
10. Preston Mennonite Church, 1970-1971
11. Preston Mennonite Church, 1972
12. Preston Mennonite Church, 1973-1974
13. Listowel Mennonite Church, 1977
14. Pioneer Park Mennonite Church, 1981-1988
15. Tavistock Mennonite Church, 1969, 1988-1989, 1992
16. Bluesky Mennonite Church, 1982-1983
17. Brantford Mennonite Fellowship, 1985-1992
18. Sermons and addresses (various locations), undated, 1955-2002
19. Funeral sermons, 1952-1992, 1998-2004, 2008
20. Marriage sermons

Series 2

1. Alternative Service diary and other notes, 1942-1943