Edythe Betty RUTLEDGE

RUTLEDGE, Betty. Edythe Betty Rutledge, age eighty-six, of Stratford and formerly of Montreal passed away at the Stratford General Hospital on Wednesday, May 31, 2006. Born in Vancouver, B.C., she was the daughter of the late Anson Bliss Cole Rutledge and the former Edythe Elliot Hirsch. Betty moved to Stratford from Montreal in 1987 and operated Rutledge House Bed and Breakfast until 2003. Cherished mother of Jane Hergel and husband John of Stratford. Loving grandmother of Jason Hergel and Kate Hergel. Also surviving are a brother Don Rutledge and wife Marilyn of Sechelt, B.C., and three nephews Don, Mike and Ken Rutledge. Besides her parents, she was predeceased by brothers Bob and Howard Rutledge. At Betty's request, there will be no funeral home visitation or service and her body has been bequeathed to the University of Western Ontario, London for medical education and research. As expressions of sympathy, memorial donations may be made to the O.S.P.C.A. Perth County Branch through the Heinbuck Funeral Home, 156 Albert Street, Stratford at 1-519-271-5062. Published in the Montreal Gazette on 6/3/2006