RUPE, W. Doyle 1924 - 2012

RUPE, BENGE, BATTERSON, BLACK, JOBE, BARKER, BLACKWELL, FRANCIS, GUSTAFSON

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 7/13/2012 at 14:48:29

"The Fairfield Ledger"
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Page 6

Doyle RUPE

Doyle RUPE, 87, of Eldon, died at 2:20 a.m. Wednesday, June 27, 2012, at Hospice House in Ottumwa.

Arrangements are pending at Grace Funeral Care in Eldon.

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Extracted from the Grace Funeral Care website, since no further obituary was published in "The Fairfield Ledger" ~

W. Doyle RUPE's services were held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, June 30th, 2012, at Grace Funeral Care in Eldon. Burial was in Fiedler Cemetery near Eldon.

Born December 16, 1924, in Floris, IA. Parents were Gilbert W. and Velma BENGE RUPE. On January 9, 1945, in Lancaster, MO, he married Willa BATTERSON, and she died in March 1995.

He leaves four sons: Jim (Linda) of Ottumwa, Steve of Eldon, Martin (Cindy) of Bladensburg, and Melvin of Ottumwa; two daughters: Barb (Doug) BLACK of Ottumwa, and Becky (Bill) JOBE of Rapid City, IL; three sisters, Elaine BARKER, Alma (Larry) BARKER, and Doris BLACKWELL; one brother, Gary (Waneta) RUPE; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Preceded by his parents, two brothers: Theodore RUPE and Don FRANCIS; and a sister, LaVonne GUSTAFSON.

Note: A full obituary ran in the "Ottumwa Courier" on June 28, 2012.