Person:Betty Rutherford (1)

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Betty Rutherford Keating, 74 of San Diego, CA died Friday June 7th. Mrs. Keating was born in Bakersfield, CA, she was the daughter of Albert Loyd Rutherford and Bernice Ring Rutherford. During the early years of the great depression, Mrs. Keating moved to Goshen County, Wyoming to live with her aunt and uncle, Earl P. Story and Ora Rutherford Story. Her uncle had homesteaded in the territory of Wyoming from the year 1910. Mr. Story raised horses and Ora Rutherford Story was the local one-room school teacher. In the late 1930's, Mrs. Keating moved with her aunt and uncle to Kennewick, Washington where she graduated valedictorian of Kennewick High School's class of 1946.

Mrs. Keating married Arthur Raymond Wiegand on Sept 7th, 1947 in Kennewick, WA. She divorced Arthur Raymond Wiegand on June 24th, 1954 and had one child by this marriage, Gary Rutherford Wiegand.

Mrs. Keating married Herman Harold Harding on February 20th, 1955 in Kennewick, WA.. She raised Mr. Harding's children as her own and by means of a reciprocal adoption the entire family took the name of Harding. She was widowed on December 2nd, 1965 when Mr. Harding died of a cardiac arrest at the age of 41.

During this time, Mrs. Keating was the Director of Services for the American Red Cross at the Veteran's Hospital in Vancouver, WA. At a 1967 White House reception, she was honored for her work with the American Red Cross by President Lyndon B. Johnson.

Betty married Harvey Keating on April 9th, 1977 in the Old Governor's Mansion in Sacramento, CA. Mr. and Mrs. Keating had just celebrated their silver anniversary this past April. Mrs. Keating was an active member of the Grossmount Hospital Auxiliary for the past 10 years.

Survivors include her husband, Harvey E. Keating and children:

Gary Rutherford Harding - Seattle, WA

Dennis Harding - Vancouver, WA

Roxanne Kuramoto - Pleasanton, CA

Linda Prohaska - Jacksonville, FL

Brian Keating - San Carlos, CA

Kimberly Smith - Ridgecrest, CA

Plus 11 grandchildren and 2 great grand daughters.

Interment was on August 14th, 2002 at the Riverview Heights Cemetery in Kennewick, WA.