Margaret Ruestman Kutzner, 86, died Saturday, May 5, 2001 at the Heritage Manor Nursing Home.

Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Paul's United Church of Christ, Minonk, the Rev. Daniel Gansch-Boythe will officiate. Burial will be in Minonk Township Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at St. Paul's United Church of Christ, Minonk. Argo-Ruestman-Harris Funeral Home, Eureka, is handling arrangements.

Memorials may be directed to the Minonk Fire Department Extrication Fund.

She was born May 19, 1914, in Clayton Township, Woodford County, the daughter of Waite and Annie Hanson Flohr. She married Rudolph E. Ruestman on June 24, 1929, at Eureka. He died May 10, 1962. She later married Lewis L. Kutzner on Nov. 29, 1969. He died July 2, 1991.

Survivors include one daughter, Darlene (Willis) Brown, Minonk; three sons, Frank Ruestman, Pekin; LaVerne Ruestman, and Rodney (JoAnn) Ruestman, both of

Minonk; three sisters, Annie DeFreese, Bertha (Henry) Kalkwarf, and Edith (Clarence) Obert, all of Minonk.

Other survivors include 22 grandchildren, Gary (Mary Ann) Brown, Gloria (A.J.) Arrington, Willis (Monica) Brown Jr., Patricia (Steve) Milashoski, Pam (Craig) Dimming, Jim Brown, Brian (Colleen) Brown, Melissa Brown, Troy Ruestman, Mike Ruestman, Juli (Terry) Baker, Scott (Sonja) Ruestman, Randy (Christie) Ruestman, Tim (Jackie) Ruestman, Tracy (Dave) Harsted, Russell (Lanna) Ruestman, Mindy (Scott) Johnson, Corey Ruestman, Mark Ruestman, Kirk Ruestman, Darren Spaniol, and Jim Spaniol; 27 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by one son, Darrell Ruestman; one brother, and three sisters.

Margaret was a member of St. Paul's United Church of Christ.