Ruth Routten CoL

Ruth met two Sisters of Loretto who were working at a Vietnamese orphanage in 1973 during the war. She was a flight attendant with American Airlines for 40 years and loved every minute of serving people. Ruth became a Loretto Co-member in 2013 and serves on the Special Needs Committee.
Four women standing and smiling surrounding a man in a wheelchair for a group picture. They are all wearing dress clothes, it is the man in the center's 90th birthday.

Peter Urban Celebrates 90 Years!

At Peter Urban’s 90th birthday party, Loretto members and many Latino folks celebrated. A Mariachi band played to the delight of Father Peter. The St. Anthony parishioners prepared an extensive dinner for all. A Sister of Sorrows, Madre Mariana Bustillos…

A woman with short grey hair smiling brightly for a headshot picture wearing oval wire-framed glasses and a jungle and animal patterned collared shirt.

Ruth Routten’s Journey Continues

My first encounter with the Sisters of Loretto was in 1973 in Saigon, South Vietnam, when I met Mary Nelle Gage and Susan McDonald caring for orphans. I escorted some of the adopted orphans to their new families in the…