Major US Army James Richard “Jim” Rutherford
September 21, 1946- November 8, 2021
Major US Army James Richard “Jim” Rutherford (Ret.), 75, passed away on November 8th,
2021 at his Country home at Lake Anna Virginia. He was born on September 21st, 1946 in
Manitowoc Wisconsin to Kenneth and Bertha Rutherford. He graduated from Lincoln High
School in Manitowoc Wisconsin and received a degree in Criminology while serving in the US
Army.
Jim’s introduction to the US Army was being sent overseas to Germany for Airborne Training
then off to the tropical wonderland of Vietnam. Upon his arrival back home in Manitowoc
Wisconsin he was greeted at the door of his parents home by complete strangers… They
moved, nice job Grandpa Kenneth. Afterward is when he found his loving wife Susan and they
were married in August of 1970. Jim then became a Police Officer for the Manitowoc County
Police Department for 10 years. He then re-enlisted in the Army to pursue an Officers role and
was able to reach the ranks of Major before retirement. The Major took to retirement like a
Packer fan takes to a Bears fan and quickly found his way as a United States Secret Service
Agent and worked among the Treasury division to then help the National Center of Missing and
Exploited Children Organization, rescuing dozens of children. Again retirement being his mortal
enemy and after 11 years with the USSS, he then found yet another amazing career in the
private sector.
Jim is survived by his wife Susan Rutherford; children Chad (Kelly) and Ben (Ashley); 4
grandchildren Rebekah and Ryan; Rivers and Rudy.
If you were fortunate enough to know this Renaissance man, beloved husband and father or
you are reading this because you enjoy the obituaries section like a weirdo, we know that he
would want you in his honor to donate to either a Veteran non-profit association
(https://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/donate) or to the NCMEC
foundation(https://www.missingkids.org/supportus/waystogive/online-donations).
The funeral services are private.
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