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Joseph P. Hayes III, President
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Lynn Harper, Owner
Lynn Harper is the daughter of the late William P. Rutherford and Helen Rutherford. She is owner of all four locations and in charge of the accounting for all four of our locations.
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Scott E. Zinn, Funeral Director and Embalmer
Scott E. Zinn is in his 35th year of service with Rutherford Funeral Homes and Crematories. He was the Manager of Rutherford Funeral Home, 2383 North High Street, Columbus for many years but has been caring for families at the Powell location since 2020. Scott has been a Licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer for 33 years. Born and raised in southeastern Ohio near McArthur he attended Boston University, Ohio University and received his Bachelors of Mortuary Science from Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science. Scott is an Eagle Scout, BSA. He is a member the National Funeral Directors Association; Ohio Funeral Directors Association; Central Ohio Funeral Directors Association; New England Lodge #4 F&AM; 32nd Degree Masons, Valley of Columbus, and King Avenue United Methodist Church.
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Jeff Craig, Funeral Director, Embalmer and Cremationist
Jeffrey Craig serves as a Funeral Director and Embalmer with the Rutherford-Corbin Funeral Home and Crematories. Born in Frazeysburg, Ohio, he is a graduate of Tri-Valley High School, Ohio University, and the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science. Jeff has been a Licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer since 1984 and is a Certified Cremationist. He attends Jersey Baptist Church, and is a member of the National Funeral Directors, the Ohio Funeral Directors, the Central Ohio Funeral Directors, and the Ohio Embalmers Associations. He is currently a member of the Columbus North East Lions Club, and is past president, secretary and Zone Chair of the Heath, Ohio Lions Club and a member of the Newark Kiwanis Club. Jeff is a member of the Marion County Historical Society, as a living historian of the 121st Ohio Volunteer Infantry and 9th Ohio Light Artillery, and the Central Ohio Chapter of the Ohio University Alumni Association.
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Shannon Hall, Funeral Director/Embalmer
Shannon Hall is a licensed funeral director and embalmer. She is originally from Huber Heights, Ohio. Shannon graduated cum laude from Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science with her bachelors degree in Mortuary Science. She is a member of the Ohio Funeral Directors Association and the National Funeral Directors Association. Shannon is a proud fur momma of two beautiful longhair dachshunds, Stevie and Sophie. In her spare time she enjoys reading, sewing, crafting, cooking, going to the zoo and museums, and watching the travel channel, hockey and football.
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Todd Steiner, Funeral Director/Embalmer
Todd Steiner is an funeral director and embalmer, as well as a certified crematory operator. He hails from Centerville Ohio, and attended Centerville High School. He received an A.A. in psychology from Sinclair Community College, a B.S. in psychology from Wright State University, and a B.M.S. from Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science. He graduated top of his class at C.C.M.S. and received the Nunnamaker award for academic excellence and student citizenship. Todd has studied the Japanese martial arts of the Bujinkan for 13 years. He is a technology enthusiast, and enjoys keeping up with the latest psychological and other scientific research.
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Mark Strong, Funeral Director/Embalmer
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Dan Booze, Certified Crematory Operator
Dan was raised in Millersport, Ohio and is a 2001 graduate of Millersport High School. Dan graduated in 2009 with an Associates in Security Management and graduated in 2015 with a Bachelors in Psychology from Ohio Christian University. Dan is an active member of the Millersport Lions Club and is a parishioner of St. Bernadette Catholic Church in Lancaster. Dan is a Certified Crematory Operator and is currently serving his apprenticeship to become a Licensed Funeral Director.
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Donald C. Jones, Funeral Director, Embalmer and Cremationist
Donald C. Jones has been a licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer for over 34 years and is a Certified Cremationist. He attended The Ohio State University and is a graduate of the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science. He is a member of McKendree United Methodist Church; the National Funeral Directors Association, the Ohio Funeral Directors Association and former board member of OFDA. He is a Past President of the Central Ohio Funeral Directors Association and serves on the Advisory Board of Walnut Grove Cemetery.
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Andy Wyman, Cremationist
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Tara Dodaro, Administration
Tara is an administrator at our Rutherford Corbin Funeral Home In Worthington. She is from Hollywood Florida and a graduate of South Broward High school. She came to Ohio in 2001 for what was supposed to be a year, but we are happy to still have her here in Ohio. Tara is also a small business owner with her husband. When not working, Tara spends time with her two fur babies Dolce and Pupolee, her daughter, husband & friends. Her hobbies are online shopping, reading, makeup, pop culture and hiking.
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Sue Sheatzley, Administration
Sue is an administrative assistant at Rutherford Corbin Funeral Home. Before joining Rutherford's staff, she worked for hospice, initially as a volunteer with patients and families for 5 years, and later as intake coordinator for 9 years. Sue graduated from The Ohio State University where she studied Education and Spanish. Outside of work Sue enjoys traveling with friends and family, historical novels, and a good Netflix binge.
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Connie Haag, Administrator Assistant
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Joe Frazier, Funeral Directors Assistant
Joe was born and raised in Marion, Ohio and has lived in Columbus, Ohio since 2010. He has a degree in accounting and works in the construction industry as a Director of Finance. Joe has worked at Rutherford's since 2017. He assists the Funeral Directors with families, maintains the funeral home fleet, helps the President with various building improvements and is the caretaker of the University location.
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William D. Newland, Assistant Funeral Director
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Mackenzie Dunn, Pre-Arrangement Specialist
Mackenzie was born and raised in Bowling Green, Ohio. She graduated from Bowling Green High school in 2017 and went on to play division I volleyball at Oakland University. She graduated from Oakland in 2020 with a Bachelor of Integrative Studies degree.
Mackenzie grew up in the funeral business. Her grandfather and two uncles founded their family funeral home in Bowling Green in 1975, which her father, Tim Dunn, has now taken over and added a few more locations with her sister Brittany and brother Tyler. Mackenzie is extremely passionate about taking care of & serving every family she possibly can. Her goal is to make the pre-planning process as simple, stress free and comforting as possible. She is a great person to help you and your family within this process because she is a ray of light and truly cares about the people she meets with. -
Kobey Simpson, Maintenance/Cremationist
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