Joe J Rudolph

1906 - 1999  (92 years)

• Name	Joe J Rudolph
  Born	14 Jun 1906	Gill Township, Clay County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	24 Feb 1999	St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Buried	Walnut Hill Cemetery, Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I6084	Rossville
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2019

  
  

  Father	Joshua Easna Rudolph
  Mother	Emma Schweitzer Rudolph
  Family ID	F5658	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dora Freeman Rudolph,   d. 25 May 1997
  Married	15 May 1940	Beattie, Marshall County, Kansas
  Children	1. Bonnie Jo Rudolph Lawson   2. Edsel Rudolph
  Documents		Anniversary- Rudolph, Joe and Dora MR. AND MRS. RUDOLPH Mr. and Mrs. Joe Rudolph, Silver Lake, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Tuesday. Children of the couple are: Bonnie Jo and Jerry Lawson, Junction City, and Edsel and Yang Sue Rudolph, Silver Lake. They have two grandchildren. Joe Rudolph and Dora Freeman were married May 15, 1940, in Beattie. He is a retired farmer and she is a retired secretary from First National Bank.
  Last Modified	24 Nov 2019 15:48:19
  Family ID	F5659	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Buried - - Walnut Hill Cemetery, Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Rudolph, Joe Joe J. Rudolph Joe J. Rudolph, 92, Silver Lake, died Wednesday, February 24, 1999, at the St. Marys Community Hospital. Mr. Rudolph worked in the family’s business, Rudolph Power Implement Company. He also farmed and raised registered black Angus cattle and show horses at Fullington Place, one of the earliest homesteads in northern Geary County. He owned and operated Milford Lumber Co. from the 1950s until Milford Dam and expansion at Fort Riley forced him to move in 1964. He was born June 14,1906, at Gill Township, the son of Joshua Easna and Emma Schweitzer Rudolph. He was graduated from Milford High School in 1931. He had lived in the Silver Lake area since 1964. Mr. Rudolph was a member of the Christian faith and was instrumental in starting several nondenominational churches. He was married to Dora Freeman May 15,1940. She died May 25,1997. Survivors include a daughter, Bonnie Jo Lawson, in Geary County; a son, Edsel Rudolph, Silver Lake; and three grandchildren. His service was Saturday afternoon at the Silver Lake United Methodist Church. Burial was in Walnut Hill Cemetery north of Silver Lake. Relatives and friends met Friday evening at Piper Funeral Chapel in Rossville. Memorial contributions may be made to the Silver Lake United Methodist Church and sent in care of the funeral chapel.