Clarice married Donovan Boyd Astrup on 31 Mar 1957 in Fargo, ND. Donovan was born on 28 Dec 1928 in Grenora, ND and died on 9 Aug 1974 in Buffalo, ND at age 45. The cause of his death was Gunshot wound. Murdered by an intruder.

Donovan Astrup and Clarice Rutherford Wedding
Wedding Day (31 Mar 1957)

Donovan grew up in Grenora, ND and attended North Dakota State University in Fargo for a time. He married Clarice Rutherford in 1957, and the couple farmed at Grenora for three years and then moved to Buffalo to farm. He served on his school and church boards.
Research Notes: Funeral, August 12, 1974
Officating, Rev. Edwin C. Astrup
Organist, Mrs. Ronald Roach
Music, Mrs. Wesley Beilke, Mrs. Gary Grieve
Usher, LeRoy Jager, Kenneth Ronning
Casketbearers: Burnell Beilke, Howard Johnson, Duane Grieger, Robert Pierce, Gary Grieve, Jack Wilcox.

The following was in the Grand Forks Herald, 1974: Buffalo man Pleads Guilty
Timothy Ray Larson, 21 of Buffalo, ND pleaded guilty to second degree murder and attempted murder in Fargo Tuesday. He was sentenced to 39 years at the State Penitentiary at Bismarck.
Larson pleaded guilty in Cass District Court to slaying Donovan Astrup, a Buffalo farmer, at Astrup's home last August 9. He also pleaded guilty to firing at Mr. Astrup's wife, Clarice, in an attempt to kill her.Larson was arrested by Cass County sheriffs deputies on August 13 and was charged with first degree murder and attempted murder in Cass County Court August 14. He was arraigned in District Court September 23 on the same charges and pleaded innocent. District court Judge Roy Redetzke declared Larson mentally competent to face trial after psychological evaluations were conducted for Larson at the State Hospital at Jamestown.
Larson was accused of entering the Astrup home about six miles northwest of Buffalo before 1:15 a.m. Aug. 9. Astrup, 45, and his wife awoke and discovered a man in their bedroom. When Astrup arose from his bed, he was shot in the chest with a high powered rifle. The man fired at Mrs. Astrup when she pursued him out of the bedroom.
A motive for shooting Astrup was not discussed in the court proceeding, including a preliminary hearing in County Court in which Mrs. Astrup identified Larson as the person who shot, her husband. Assistant States Attorney,David Bossart, prosecutor for the case, said that the absence of a definitive motive was a primary reason for reducing the charge from first degree murder to second degree.
First degree murder is premeditated; second degree murder is not a calculated act. “We had a lot of suspicions,” Bossart said of possible motives. But, he said that evidence for any motive was not sufficient to present at a trial. “We talked with almost 90 witnesses,” Bossart said, “and that’s exclusive of law enforcement people.” The prosecutor had listed 26 witnesses, mostly law enforcement people on the criminal information submitted to the court.
After Larson pleaded guilty to the reduced charges, Redetzke asked Bossart and Lyle Huseby, Larson’s attorney, for their recommendations concerning a sentence. Bossart recommended 30 years imprisonment for the murder and 15 years confinement for the attempted murder, to be served concurrently. Redetzke accepted Bossart’s recommendation, which was the was for the maximum sentence prescribed for both of the charges.
Huseby made no recommendation, a quite uncommon development during a sentencing for a serious crime. Ordinarily, a defense attorney speaks to the court of reasons for leniency for his client. Earlier in the proceedings, however, Huseby asked Redetzke to ascertain from Larson that Larson had decided to plead guilty on his own accord, and not by suggestion from Huseby. Larson confirmed to the court that his decision to plead guilty was made without pressure from his attorney.