Ronald Lee “Ron” Rude 1948 - 2014
RUDE JAHN HENNINGS
Posted By: Connie Swearingen-Volunteer (email)
Date: 6/7/2014 at 21:38:00
Mapleton Press
29 May 2014Ronald Lee “Ron” Rude, 66, of Mapleton, died Thursday, May 15.
Visitation was Monday, May 19, after 4 p.m. with a prayer service at 7 p.m. at the Armstrong Funeral Home in Mapleton.
Ron was born March 23, 1948, in rural Soldier, the son of Wilbur Marion and Arlene (Jahn) Rude. He grew up in the area and graduated from Charter Oak-Ute High School with the class of 1966. He then furthered his education by attending Iowa State University.
On Aug. 23, 1969, he married Cinda Hennings at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Ute. They first lived in the Ute area and moved to Mapleton in 1971. Ron and Cinda were blessed with two children.
Ron’s life’s work was in farming. He enjoyed spending time with his five grandchildren and introducing them to farming with the hope that one of them might farm as well.
Survivors include his wife, Cinda of Ankeny; a son and his wife, Scott and Alicia Rude, and their children, Justus and Sylus of Ogden; a daughter and her husband, Kristi and Matt Christensen and their children, Hailee, Jerra, and Makayla, also of Ankeny; one brother and his wife, Roger and Theresa Rude of Omaha, Neb.; and two sisters, Rita Smook and her husband, Richard of Luverne, Minn.; and Rose Blankenship of Houston, Texas.
Ron was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Russell Dean Rude; and an infant sister, Karen Arlene Rude.
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