Obituary of Michael Rupp

GARDEN CITY, KS MICHAEL "MIKE" J. RUPP, AGE 89, DIED SUNDAY, MAR. 12, 2006 @ THE MORTON COUNTY SPECIAL CARE UNIT IN ELKHART, KANSAS. HE WAS BORN JULY 23, 1916 IN NESS COUNTY, KS THE SON OF JOSEPH AND CATHERINE DECHANT RUPP. HE ATTENDED SCHOOL IN RURAL NESS COUNTY BEFORE MOVING TO GARDEN CITY IN 1931. HE WORKED FOR VARIOUS FARMERS UNTIL 1953 WHEN HE BEGAN HIS EMPLOYMENT WITH NORTHERN NATURAL GAS IN HOLCOMB, KANSAS. HE RETIRED IN 1981 AFTER 28 YEARS OF SERVICE. HE ENJOYED DOING YARDWORK, TENDING HIS FLOWERS AND HAVING COFFEE WITH HIS RETIRED FRIENDS. HE LOVED TO DANCE AND HIS GREATEST JOY WAS SPENDING TIME WITH HIS GRANDCHILDREN AND GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN. HE WAS A MEMBER OF ST. MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH, THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS AND HE WAS A PAST PRESIDENT AND TRUSTEE OF THE FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES ALL OF GARDEN CITY. ON JULY 23, 1940, HE MARRIED ERMINA BRUNGARDT IN GARDEN CITY, KS. SHE SURVIVES. OTHER SURVIVORS INCLUDE: 3 SONS MELVIN RUPP GARDEN CITY, KANSAS JAMES RUPP DENVER, COLORADO RALPH RUPP FAIRFIELD GLADE, TENNESSEE 5 DAUGHTERS EILEEN DOAK WICHITA, KANSAS EVELYN BETTS HOLCOMB, KANSAS ALICE WALSH CADEZ, KENTUCKY JANICE BURLING ST. MARTINVILLE, LOUISIANA MARILYN BUHR PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 2 BROTHERS PAUL RUPP GARDEN CITY, KANSAS ADAM RUPP DODGE CITY, KANSAS 4 SISTERS MARY EGGERS BROKEN ARROW, OKLAHOMA JULIA STOECKLEIN HUTCHINSON, KANSAS RITA RIEBEL MINNEOLA, KANSAS ELVIRA BILLINGER SCOTT CITY, KANSAS 18 GRANDCHILDREN, 29 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND 1 GREAT-GREAT-GRANDCHILD HE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY 2 BROTHERS, JOHN & FRANK RUPP AND 2 SISTERS, KATHRYN ZIMMERMAN AND PAULINE KAISER. VIGIL SERVICE: 8:00PM, TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 2006 ST. MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH - GARDEN CITY FUNERAL MASS: 10:00AM, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 2006 ST. MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH - GARDEN CITY OFFICIATING: FATHER JAMES E. BAKER CALLING TIMES: 1PM-8PM MONDAY AND FROM 10AM-6PM TUESDAY @ PRICE & SONS FUNERAL HOME IN GARDEN CITY, KS INTERMENT: SUNSET MEMORIAL GARDENS CEMETERY â GARDEN CITY, KS MEMORIALS: MEMORIALS MAY BE GIVEN TO THE MORTON COUNTY SPECIAL CARE UNIT OR TO ST. MARY'S ENDOWMENT FUND BOTH IN CARE OF PRICE & SONS FUNERAL HOME â GARDEN CITY PRICE & SONS FUNERAL HOME 620 N. MAIN STREET GARDEN CITY, KANSAS 67846 620-276-2364