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Roberta Rutherford April 7, 1939 – January 9, 2013

Roberta’s passing was unexpected and leaves much heartache with her family and friends. A time to celebrate her life and mourn her passing is planned for 2:00 p.m., Friday, January 18th at First Baptist Church of Stevenson, Washington (252 NW Roosevelt ST., Stevenson, WA 98658), with Pastor Glenn Daman, officiating.

Roberta and her twin brother, Richard, were born April 7, 1939, in Santa Rosa, California, and was the youngest of the three children to Frank and Helen (Holden) Hayes. She grew up in and around Healdsburg, California. Roberta shared many stories of working in the hop and prune fields as a young child. She loved to fish with her dad on the Russian River and any other place that they could spend time together. Roberta contributes her faith in God to her Dad’s steadfast faith and assurance that she was raised in the Church. She enjoyed attending Church and youth activities. She graduated from Healdsburg High School and attended Healdsburg Junior College.

She married Thomas Rutherford in 1960, and had 4 children; sons, Donald, Mark, Darwin and daughter, Cindy. The family moved to and settled in Cascade Locks, Oregon, in January 1967. Roberta raised her children in Cascade Locks, and encouraged them in their school and sports activities. She moved to Stevenson, Washington, in 2002. Her hobbies included reading, canning, cooking, sewing, and gardening. Family was very important to Roberta and her hobbies also included time with her family such as camping, fishing, attending her grandchildren’s school and sports events, family reunions, family dinners and other family activities. Some of her most memorable times were the many camping and fishing trips to Lost Lake, Oregon and family reunions at Goldbeach, Oregon and the annual Christmas Cookie/Candy Bake. Roberta’s faith in God and her Church family were also an important part of who she was and what she enjoyed.

Roberta started her long career in the secretarial/administrative arena as a secretary at the Healdsburg Junior College. She also worked in several restaurants and even owned her own Deli/restaurant along with her sister, Laura Foster in Cascade Locks, Oregon for a couple of years. While holding most of these jobs, Roberta was also a homemaker for her 4 children. She was working as a secretary/receptionist at the Skamania Physical Therapy Office in Stevenson, Washington at the time of her death.

Roberta is survived and will be dearly missed by, her brother, Frank Hayes and family from California; daughter, Cindy Bradley and husband, Russ of Carson, Washington; son, Donald Rutherford and wife, Bobbi Crawford of Tacoma, Washington; son, Mark Rutherford and wife, Karen Kay Rutherford of Cascade Locks, Oregon; son, Darwin Rutherford and fiancé’ Mandy Blaisdell of Carson, Washington; 10 grandchildren, Kendall, Tiffany, Caitlin, Steffany, Kristen, Katie, Brandon, Robbie, Courtney and Stephen; 4 great grandchildren, Emma, Aden, Callie Mae and Sven; and other family and many, many friends that she has collected over the years. She was preceded in death by her twin brother, Richard; mother, Helen (Holden) Hayes; father, Frank Hayes and sister, Laura (Hayes) Foster.

Memorials are encourage to be sent to the LaCamas Credit Union, in Stevenson, Washington, in Roberta’s name and can also be sent in care of Anderson’s Tribute Center, in Hood River, Oregon, also in Roberta’s name.
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