- Visitation
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
4:00 to 8:00 pm and
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
8:00 to 10:00 am
Meyer Funeral Home, Lebanon, IL.
- Service
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
10:00 am
Meyer Funeral Home, Lebanon, IL.
- Full Obituary
Charles Eugene “Fritz” Rutherford, Sr., 83, of Lebanon, IL, died Sunday, November 9, 2014, at Cedar Ridge Healthcare, Lebanon, IL.
Fritz was born September 23, 1931, to John and Esther (nee Harms) Rutherford in Lebanon, IL. On July 26, 1951, he married Rosie Charlene Missey at St. Paul United Church of Christ in Lebanon, IL.
He was a member of St. Paul United Church of Christ, the Lebanon Singer Society, and a retired Lebanon volunteer firefighter. He retired from ACF in E. St. Louis, IL, after 30 years. He served in the US Navy from 1950 to 1954.
He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather.
He is survived by his wife, Rosie Charlene Rutherford, Lebanon, IL; 1 son, Charles “Chuck” (Laura) Rutherford, Jr., Maryville, IL; 1 daughter, Beverly (Ronald) Griesbaum, Lebanon, IL; 6 grandchildren, Michael Monken, Sarah Gray, Rachel Gray, Steven Rutherford, Samantha Rutherford, and Rebecca Griesbaum; 1 brother, Duane (Marilyn) Rutherford, Lebanon, IL; 1 sister, Carol Basara, Turner Falls, MA.
He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Esther Rutherford; 1 daughter, Wanda Little; 1 son, Steven Rutherford; 3 brothers, Rupert, Robert (KIA WW II), and John Rutherford; 4 sisters, Frances Parker, Helen Aquillo, Edna Salacup, Doris Fabry.
Memorials may be made to the Lebanon Volunteer Fire Department.
Visitation: Tuesday, November 11, 2014, from 4:00 to 8:00 pm and Wednesday, November 12, 2014, from 8:00 to 10:00 am at the Meyer Funeral Home, Lebanon, IL.
Funeral Service: Wednesday, November 12, 2014, at 10:00 am at Meyer Funeral Home, Lebanon, IL.
Clergy: Rev. Dr. Don Wagner, Pastor, St. Paul United Church of Christ, Lebanon, IL
Interment: College Hill Cemetery, Lebanon, IL.
Meyer Funeral Home, Lebanon, IL
