Alexander Morgan Rutherford

1885 - 1977  (91 years)

• Name	Alexander Morgan Rutherford
  Born	20 Mar 1885	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/204346582
  Residence	1891	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-393901
  Died	1977	Stonewall, , Manitoba, Canada
  Buried	Stonewall Cemetery, Stonewall, , Manitoba, Canada
  Person ID	I393901	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Thomas Rutherford,   b. CALC 16 Feb 1845, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Apr 1886, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 41 years)
  Mother	Robena Allison Henderson,   b. 1847, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Oct 1935  (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F26979	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nellie Louisa Brown,   b. 3 Aug 1890, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Feb 1937, Rosser, Manitoba, Canada  (Age 46 years)
  Married	10 Jan 1919	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F37970	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Alexander Morgan Rutherford dmarksanderson originally shared this on 30 Sep 2014 to Ancestry Public Member Tree

  
  

• Notes

  ALEXANDER MORGAN RUTHERFORD Passed away peacefully after a brief illness on July 30, 1977 at Dr. Evelyn Memorial Hospital, Stonewall, Alexander (Alex) Morgan Rutherford aged 92, beloved husband of Norine of Grosse Isle, Manitoba. Born March 22, 1885 in Galt, Ontario, Mr. Rutherford farmed with his brother Lorne at Reston, Waskada, Roeser and Grosse Isle districts before purchasing his own farm, where he lived until his death. Mr. Rutherford, always interested in his family and friends, look an active part in community and church affairs. He served as a trustee of the Grosse Isle School Board and was active in the Red Cross for many years. He was an elder of Grosse Isle United Church for over forty years and a faithful member until his death. Predeceased by his first wife, Nellie Brown, his parents, brothers Tom, Rob. Norman and Lorne and sisters Jean and Elsie, Mr. Rutherford is survived by his loving wife Norine, son Jack and daughter-in-law Lois; daughter Mary and son-in-law Henry Meinschein of Randallstown, Maryland; grandsons Mark, Meinschein, Larry, Randy and Rick Rutherford, and grand-daughters Wendy and Jo-Ann Rutherford. Funeral services, conducted by The Rev. C. Moerman, will be held on Tuesday August 2, 1977 at 2:30 at Stonewall United Church with interment in Stonewall Cemetery. Mackenzie Funeral Home in care of arrangements. Flowers gratefully declined. Should friends so desire, donations may be made to The Grosse Isle United Church Memorial Fund or The Canadian Sunday School Mission. "Blessed is he who lives and dies in the Lord Winnipeg Tribune Obituary 02 Aug 1977 page16

  
  

• Sources

  [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 52.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 20 Mar 1885 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1891 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 10 Jan 1919 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 1977 - Stonewall, , Manitoba, Canada Buried - - Stonewall Cemetery, Stonewall, , Manitoba, Canada  = Link to Google Earth