 His sons and he move in with their widowed mother and grandmother June (Ward had died several years earlier) until he can get back on his feet.Eventually, the Beaver finds work at Fred Rutherford's company, but even when he begins collecting regular paychecks, he decides that he appreciates the living arrangement and continues to live with his mother.By the time "The New Leave It to Beaver" began, the Beaver was partners with Lumpy Rutherford at the Cleaver and Rutherford Co.; what exactly they did was never clearly explained.