RUTHERFORD KARL E

WO1 Karl E. Rutherford was a VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 10/14/2003 at the age of 55.1 from Skin Cancer
Montmorenci, IN
Flight Class 69-5
Date of Birth 08/30/1948
Served in the U.S. Army
Served in Vietnam with A/123 AVN AMERICAL in 69-70, F/8 CAV AMERICAL in 70
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More detail on this person: Karl E Rutherford MONTMORENCI - Karl Rutherford, 55, died at 9:03 PM Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2003, in Lafayette Home Hospital, due to skin cancer. Born Aug. 30, 1948, at Bloomington, he was the son of Dr. Charles E. and Cora Ann Atkinson Rutherford. Mr. Rutherford had been a Lafayette resident since 1953, graduating from Purdue University with a degree in industrial management. He served in the Army as a helicopter pilot in Vietnam. He worked as a farmer, real estate broker, and welding instructor. He was the manager of business and industry training at Ivy Tech, and served on the Area Plan Commission in Tippecanoe County for eight years. Surviving are two sons, Jake Rutherford of Kissimee, FL, and Josh Rutherford of Chicago, IL; his mother, Cora Ann Rutherford of Sun City, AZ; and two sisters, K.D. Benson (husband Dave) of Montmorenci and Regina Woontner (husband Mike) of Denver, CO. He was preceded in death by his father. --Lafayette Journal & Courier - Thu 10/16/2003

Burial information: Bethel Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN

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