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Richard "Butch" Rutledge
Richard "Butch" Rutledge
Tama
Richard “Butch” Rutledge, 80, of Tama, passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at his home under the care of his family and UnityPoint Hospice.
A Memorial Mass will be held Monday, April 22, 2024 at 10:30 AM at the St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama with Father Michael McAndrew as celebrant. Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Tama. A Memorial Visitation will be held Sunday, April 21, 2024 from 5-7 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama.
Survivors include his wife of fifty-nine years, Betty of Tama; three daughters, Paula (Roger) Eberhart of Montour, Pam (Steve) Fowler of Tama, and Penny (Robert) Tyynismaa of Marshalltown; nine grandchildren, Bryce Eberhart, Paige (Matt) Moretz, Cecilie (Steve) Harrison, Riley (Hope) Fowler, Joyce Fowler, Robert (Hailee) Tyynismaa, Isabelle (Ben) Nichols, JoJo Tyynismaa and Tommy Tyynismaa; six great-grandchildren, Judy Harrison, Cayden and Aspen Moretz, Anya and Darrell Fowler with Evelena Rose Fowler due any day, and Ben Nichols Jr; two sisters, Bev (Harold) Rehberg of Keystone and Virginia “Susie” Rutledge of Tama; niece, Sherie Rehberg; and nephew, Fred Rehberg.
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