Father and mother of Ad Rutschman

ADOLF RUTSCHMAN Jr.

Based on obituary in Oregonian March 8, 1983

Funeral for Adolf Rutschman Jr., a Hillsboro resident for 75 years, will be at 11 a.m. March 9, 1983, in the Hillsboro Christian Church. Private burial will be in Skyline Memorial Gardens in Portland.

Mr. Rutschman died March 1, 1983, in an area hospital. He was 79.

Born in Butler County, Kansas, on May 12, 1903, he moved to Washington County at age 4. He was head of warehouse and maintenance at the Hillsboro Grade School District for 21 years, retiring in 1968.

Mr. Rutschman was one of the organizers of the Oregon School Employees Association and served as president. He was a member of Hillsboro Christian Church and active in the Hillsboro Men’s Garden Club.

Surviving are his wife, Evelyn; sons, Adolf III of McMinnville and Robert of Juneau, Alaska; sisters, Hannah Bretthauer of Hillsboro and Helen Campbell of Madras; brother, Ted of Newberg; and seven grandchildren.

The family suggests remembrances be contributed to the Hillsboro Christian Church or the Linfield College Men’s Athletic Department.

EVELYN A. HEINECK RUTSCHMAN

Based on obituary in Oregonian Feb. 7, 2003

A funeral will be at 1 p.m. Feb. 7, 2003, in Donelson, Sewell & Mathews Mortuary in Hillsboro, Ore. for Evelyn A. Rutschman, who died Jan. 30, 2003, at age 93.

Evelyn Annette Heineck was born July 2, 1909, in Laurel (Washington County), Ore.

She graduated from Roosevelt High School in Portland, Ore., and since 1941 lived in Hillsboro, where she was a homemaker, cannery worker for Birds Eye and cook for Hillsboro High School. She was a member of Hillsboro Christian Church and sang in its choir. In 1930, she married Adolf Jr.; he died in 1983.

Survivors include her sons, Ad and Robert; seven grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.

Remembrances to Washington County Hospice.

Linfielders in Surprise Feb. 24, 2019

On Feb. 24, 2019, Cathy Sullivan posted at BWC-Facebook:

“Carnahans hosted a pre-game barbecue at their home in Surprise, AZ, before the Oregon State vs Nebraska baseball game. The Wildcats pictured below are: Scott Carnahan, Bob Sullivan, Randy Rutschman, Jim Miller, Ed Langsdorf, Coach Ad Rutschman, and Steve Pickering. It was great fun, and to top it off, the Beavers won 17-1.”

Was Ad Rutschman's father an athlete?

In February 2019, Bob Ferguson asked if Ad Rutschman's father was an athlete.

Ad Rutschman said, " I know he played some baseball, don't know how competitive ... school, recreational?"

(Note Ad Rutschman's father Adolf Rutschman, died in 1983. His mother Evelyn A. Rutschman died in 2003.)

This is the blog-posted video I'd like to convert to MP4

HONORING HIS ROOTS: HOW ADLEY RUTSCHMAN (RANDY'S SON, AD'S GRANDSON) SETS THE BAR HIGH FOR OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY BASEBALL

=Son of Linfielder Randy Rutschman, Grandson of Linfielder Ad Rutschman

=Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019, 6:15 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on Pac-12 Network

--Adley Rutschman is carrying on the tradition of his father, Randy, and grandfather, Ad, with a standout athletic career in the state of Oregon. Those passed-down attributes have fueled his rise on the baseball diamond, where he's a star catcher and earned Most Outstanding Player honors at the 2018 College World Series. See more of Rutschman on the debut of "Our Stories" on Feb. 17, 2019  at 6:15 p.m. PT/ 7:15 p.m. MT on Pac-12 Network.

--A star in last season's College World Series, Oregon State U's Adley Rutschman is preparing for the 2019 season, his sophomore campaign in Corvallis. Tune in for the next episode of Our Stories airing on Pac-12 Network and Pac-12 Now on Feb. 17, 2019, at 6:15 p.m. PT/ 7:15 p.m. MT. 

Click on link below to see preview of episode:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CunnutiCNFE

 

'MIKE OKURA FIELD' AT WEST COVINA, CALIF., HIGH SCHOOL

MIKE OKURA, Linfielder

Linfielder (Class of 1968) Michael Tadashi “Mike” Okura (Jan 4, 1946-Jan. 17, 2012 at age 66) served 43 years at his alma mater, West Covina, Calif., High School (WCHS), where he was an outstanding teacher and coach.  He started on the WCHS faculty in fall 1968.

As a WCHS student (1959-1963), he excelled academically. His student activities included being captain of the school's football and baseball teams. After graduating from WCHS in 1963, he attended UCLA on a baseball scholarship, "but started to fall behind in the large environment and transferred to Mount San Antonio College to finish his general education. 

"He transferred once again to Linfield ...  in Oregon where he majored in English. During his time at Linfield, Okura married his high school sweetheart, Diane Lilly. Linfield became a huge part of Okura’s life. He still kept in touch with most of his (Delta Psi Delta) fraternity brothers and has told his students countless stories of the home he made at Linfield."

During his tenure as a WCHS teacher, he taught English at all grade levels. He also taught math and social science in his early teaching years. He coached baseball, football, wrestling, tennis, and golf and held countless leadership roles.

Michael Okura Memorial Baseball Field at WCHS honors him.

The West Covina Unified School District Board approved naming the field for Mike on May 28, 2013.

The field (including scoreboard) was dedicated Feb. 2, 2019. Two photos from dedication posted here. Link to video about the dedication:

https://vimeo.com/316008282

See "Stadiums, fields, street, statue and more honor Linfielders"

https://wildcatville.blogspot.com/2017/10/stadiums-fields-street-statue-and-more.html