HELEN "LENA" KORNELSEN
(June 21, 1927 - March 29, 2008)
and
JAMES EDWARD RUTHERFORD
 (October 23, 1933 – January 13, 2021)

KORNELSEN LINEAGE

KORNELSEN

DESCENDANTS

1959

JUNE 20

Wedding of Interest - Miss Lena Kornelsen, daughter of Mrs. Clara Kornelsen of Leamington,
and James Edward Rutherford, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Rutherford, of Blenheim,
were married Saturday in the Mennonite Brethren Church,
Leamington, in a ceremony performed by Rev. Derksen,
They will reside in Leamington.

http://ink.ourontario.ca/browse/lp  -The Leamington Post,  June 25, 1959 - Page: 5

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2008

MARCH 29

HELEN "LENA" "LENE" "LEE" (KORNELSEN) RUTHERFORD
(June 21, 1927 - March 29, 2008)

• Lene (Lee) Rutherford passed away on Saturday March 29, 2008 at the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance. She was born in Wheatley 80 years ago to her late parents Jacob and Clara Kornelsen. Lee met her future husband Jim Rutherford one day at an Essex County vs. Blenheim Badminton League game. Lee and Jim would have celebrated 49 years of marriage this June. Together they raised their daughter Jane, Mrs. Dennis Jenner and enjoyed their grandchildren Brandon and Ian Jenner. Lee was an avid golfer, she enjoyed reading, knitting and curling at the Golden Acres Curling Club which Jim’s parents co-founded. Lee is survived by her sister Elsie, Mrs. Bob Bibby of Surprise, Arizona, by her brother in law Henry Dick of Leamington and by several nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by her sister Hilda.

http://www.blenheimcommunityfuneralhome.com/past2.htm

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2021

JANUARY 13

JAMES EDWARD RUTHERFORD
(October 23, 1933 – January 13, 2021)

• James Edward Rutherford – October 23, 1933 – January 13, 2021 His faith has now become sight, he is at home in heaven for all of eternity in his 88th year. Son of the late John M. and Marynel (Ridley) Rutherford. Jim met his wife in Leamington. Jim and Lee (Kornelsen) were married in 1959, they had 49 years together, Lee passed away in 2008. Jim is survived by his only daughter, Jane and her husband, Dennis. They have two sons, Brandon and fiancee, Lisa Campbell, and lan Jenner. Jim had an older brother, Barney, who died in October 1971. Also, he had a younger brother, Peter, who died in 1939. Jim lived his whole life in Blenheim. He attended elementary and high school there. He was very active in many sports throughout his whole life. He participated in track and field events and also played soccer during high school. As a teenager, he was also in the Air Cadet program and attained the highest ranking a cadet was able to achieve. He led the squadron for two years. He was one of 24 cadets from across Canada in 1950 to travel to the United Kingdom on an exchange program. The highlight of the trip was meeting King George VI at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. Jim spent 40 years of his life working at Kent Grain and Feed Co. in Blenheim. His grandfather, James, built the mill in 1884. In 1926, the mill was destroyed by the largest fire known in Blenheim’s history. By the late 1940’s, his father, John, began to rebuild the mill. He eventually took over the family business in the 1950’s and ran it until the mid 1990’s. Jim loved to compete in sporting events such as baseball, softball, curling and badminton. He also loved golfing and rode his bike until he was 80 years old. In later years, he enjoyed going for walks around the town of Blenheim. In 1953, he joined the Golden Acres Curling Club and then served as the Secretary for over 25 years and then President during 1969 and 1970. He also, served as a Member of the Board of Trustees and the Chairman for one year at the local Community Golf Club. In 2000, Jim joined the Blenheim Freedom Library and Museum. He served as the Secretary/Treasurer for 12 years. Jim loved the Scriptures, both to study and debate. He was very active in his church, serving on the Deacon’s Board of two Baptist churches. He was also a teacher and children’s program leader. He was a lifelong servant. In retirement, Jim enjoyed writing and telling stories, especially about veterans, he loved military history. Throughout his life he loved music, dogs and reading. He also loved spending time with his two grandsons and was very proud of the men that they have become. He was also very proud of his Scottish heritage. He also, loved his Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Tigers. His favourite Bible verse was: 1 John 5:13 “These things have I written to you that believe in the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life and that you believe in the name of the Son of God”. Due to the covid times, there will be a private family service, Donations made be made to Maple City Baptist Church, Chatham or the Blenheim Freedom Library and Military Museum .

https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/26258343/james-rutherford

ANCESTRAL GENEALOGICAL NOTES

• Hello Eric,

  I ran across your page at http://www.krausehouse.ca/krause/KornelsenJacob.htm  while searching for a line of my cousins that went to Canada.

  Klara/Clara (Moos) Kornelsen, born 14 Dec 1904 in Alt Nassau, was a 3rd cousin of my grandfather Heinrich/Henry. Her mother was Christina Neff, born 21 or 22 Jun 1871 in Dinkel (Tarlykovka), Kukkus, Samara, Russia. This family appears to have wound up moving through the Caucasus area and wound up in the area of Alt Nassau.

  Klara/Clara and her husband Jacob/Jake Heinrich Kornelsen came to Canada with a daughter, Maria/Marie. Your page on travel to Canada does not include Maria/Marie, but there is a record for her just as for her parents. I think this is the reason why you note that there is an "error" involving this young girl.

  There are a couple of things on your page that I'm confused by. One is the daughter Helen. Her obituary gives her name as Lene (Lee). Is "Lene" simply a nickname for Helen that she used?

  Also, there is a daughter Ilsa married to a Gerhard Baerg, but the obituary of Klara/Clara calls this daughter Elsie, wife of Robert Bibby. Did she marry twice?

  I've been doing genealogy as a hobby for about 15 years, and I try to trace down all of my lines and find the cousins. As Klara/Clara was a third cousin to my grandfather, her kids would have been fourth cousins to my mother, and her grandkids fifth cousins to me. I would greatly appreciate your putting me in touch with descendants of these folks.

  Thanks and regards,

  Jack Saunders
  Calabasas, CA, USA

  March 12, 2014 3:10 AM
  Klara/Clara (Moos) Kornelsen
  J D Saunders