Individual Details

Marshall Lane Rutherford

(1 Jun 1909 - 21 Oct 2004)

The San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego, California, Sunday, October 31, 2004: Rutherford, Marsahll Lane, Retired Coast Guard Commander Mr. Rutherford was born in La Jolla, California June 1, 1909, and passed from this earth on October 21, 2004 in San Diego. He attended Stanford University and San Diego State College. During World War II Mr. Rutherford was a commissioned Coast Guard Officer serving at sea in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of operations. He was awarded the Philippine Liberation medal with one Bronze Star and the Armed Forces Reserve Commendation medal. After the war Mr. Rutherford retained his commission and served as commanding officer of the Organized Reserve Port Security Units and as Senior Coast Guard Reserve Officer, San Diego, retiring in 1969 with the rank of Commander. He was also employed by Solar Division of International Harvester retiring in 1971. Mr. Rutherford, a long-time resident of Point Loma, was a 32nd degree Mason, a "life" member of the San Diego Yacht Club, a member of the San Diego Coast Guard Officers Association, and served as a business counselor with SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives), for over fifteen years. Mr. Rutherford is survived by his loving wife of twenty-eight years, Mary Esther; three children, Marsha Strieker, Robert Rutherford and Dee Ann Brunner; five grandchildren Stephen Wooding, Jordan Strieker, Roy and Stacy Rutherford, and Allison Brunner; and six great-grandchildren, along with extended family and good friends. Services will be held at All Souls Episcopal Church, Catalina and Chatsworth Streets in Point Loma, at 2 p.m., Sunday, November 7, with inurnment at Fort Rosecrans. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in memory to the "Braille Institute, 4555 Executive Dr., San Diego, California 92121, or charity of your choice. The family wishes to thank all who have been involved with Marshall's care, as well as all the good wishes sent and prayers offered in support of all of us during this difficult time. Please sign the guest book at obituaries.uniontrib.com

Events

Birth	1 Jun 1909	La Jolla, San Diego Co., California
Residence	1920	Age: 10; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - San Diego, San Diego Co., California
Residence	1930	Age: 20; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - San Diego, San Diego Co., California
Residence	1930	San Diego, San Diego Co., California
Residence	1935	San Diego, San Diego Co., California
Marriage	Abt 1938	Divorced Feb 1976, San Diego Co., California - Phyllis B. Kirkpatrick
Residence	1 Apr 1940	Age: 30; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - San Diego, San Diego Co., California
Military	31 Aug 1943	LT, WW II mustered out 14 Dec 1945. - US Coast Guard
Military	31 Aug 1943	World War II - Enlistment U S Coast Guard
Marriage	28 Aug 1976	San Diego, San Diego Co., California - Mary Esther Hartley
Death	21 Oct 2004	San Diego, San Diego Co., California
Burial		Ft Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, Sand Diego Co., California
Religion		Episcopal

Families

Spouse	Phyllis B. Kirkpatrick (1915 - 2005)
Child	Robert Lane Rutherford (1949 - )
Child	Marsha Rutherford (1950 - )

Spouse

Mary Esther Hartley (1911 - 2007)

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Marshall Lane Rutherford

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