Jane C. Rutherford

Funeral Services for Jane C. Rutherford, 82, of New Albany, will be held at 11:00 am on Thursday, May 10th, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, New Albany, with burial to follow at Kraft-Graceland Memorial Park. She died Sunday May 6, 2012, at home with her children present.

Jane was born in Cincinnati, OH in 1929 to Maureen and James Fox Coleman. She was married in 1949 for 54 years to Wallace Eugene Rutherford, Jr. Jane attended Atherton High School and graduated from New Albany High School in 1947. She attended Western College for Women, DePauw University, and Butler University with a degree in education. When married, Jane lived in Louisville ,KY, Chagrin Falls, OH, Bernardsville, NJ, Concord, MA (where she was a nursery school teacher for 15 years), and New Albany, IN.

Jane was a long time member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church where she served on the vestry and altar guild. She was a 50+ year member of PEO woman’s organization where she served as president, as well as Alpha Club, Coterie Club, The Book Club, Tri-Kappa Sorority, Southern Indian Quilters, and Nautical Knitters. She was a lover of the arts and was an active supporter of the Louisville Orchestra, Actor’s Theater and was a patron of Carnegie Center For Art and History in New Albany.

Survivors include two sons, Wallace Eugene Rutherford III of Belmont, CA and Daniel Coleman Rutherford (Kathy) of Hong Kong; a daughter, Susan Rutherford Torma DDS (David) of Evanston, IL; and six grandchildren, Joshua, Kyle, and Daniel Rutherford and Melissa, Andrew, and Katie Jane Torma.

Memorial Visitation will be from 4 to 8 pm Wednesday, May 9th at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Carriage House, 1015 E. Main Street, New Albany.

The family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of contributions to either St. Paul’s Episcopal Church 1015 E. Main St., New Albany, IN 47150 or Hosparus, 624 E. Market Street New Albany, IN 47150.

Online condolences may be made to www.kraftfuneralservice.net