June 12, 1991
Neal C. Rupp, 27, of Nipomo, Calif., formerly of Clarksville, died Saturday in Santa Maria, Calif., from injuries received in a motorcycle accident. He was a native of Floyd County, a pipefitter's apprentice and a member of National Rifle Association and Plumbers and Steamfitters Union 403. Survivors: his parents, Max and Carolyn Rupp of Nipomo; two brothers, Gregory S. Rupp of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Steven T. Rupp of Tucson, Ariz.; and grandparents, Harold Rupp of New Albany, Raymond Millican and Kathleen DuVall; and great-grandfather, Clarence Stone of New Albany. Funeral: 11 a.m. Friday, Kraft Funeral Home, New Albany. Burial: St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery near Corydon. Visitation: 3-9 p.m. Thursday and after 8 a.m. Friday. Memorial gifts: charity. The Courier-Journal Louisville, KY

September 09, 1995
Lorena Anna "Dutz" Rupp, 89, died Friday at Audubon Regional Medical Center. She was the former Lorena Anna Mayer and a member of St. Albert the Great Catholic Church. Survivors: a son, Daniel Rupp; a sister, Laura Simpson; and three grandchildren. Funeral: 10 a.m. Monday, Ratterman's, 3711 Lexington Road. Burial: Calvary. Visitation: 2-6 p.m. Sunday. Memorial gifts: Mother of Good Counsel School. The Courier-Journal Louisville, KY

April 23, 1995
Margaret Elizabeth Rupp, 90, of Springdale Road, died Saturday at St. Matthews Manor Nursing Home. She was the former Margaret Steinmetz and a member of Springdale Presbyterian Church. Survivors: a daughter, Betty McGuire of Goleta, Calif.; Gilbert Mann, a nephew who cared for her; four grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Funeral: 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Stoess Funeral Home, Crestwood. Burial: Cave Hill Cemetery. Visitation: 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. Tuesday. Memorial gifts: the church or Bellewood Presbyterian Home for Children. The Courier-Journal Louisville, KY

September 05, 1991
James Alexander Rupp, 54, of Mission Viejo, a telecommunications engineer, died Sunday. Services have been held. Arrangements by The Neptune Society, Costa Mesa. Survived by his wife, Rosa; daughter, Linda Rupp; sons, John, Stephen, Scott and Geoffery; sister, June Johnson; and three grandchildren. The Orange County Register, CA

February 13, 1992
Harriet B. Rupp, 78, of Laguna Niguel died Friday. Services have been held. Arrangements by Ray Family Mortuary, San Clemente. Survived by her husband, Karl; daughters, Carol Cataloni of Laguna Niguel and Nancy Kleinman of California; sisters, Mildred Defield of Minnesota and Eva Sanden of California; and three grandchildren. The Orange County Register, CA

August 20, 1994
Marie Helen Rupp, 98, of Hemet and formerly of Costa Mesa, a former laundry worker, died Thursday. Visitation from 9 to 11 a.m. Monday at Pierce Bros. Bell Broadway Mortuary, Costa Mesa. Services at 11 a.m. Monday at the mortuary. Survived by her sons, Walter, of Kansas, and Clarence, of Oregon; six grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and 12 great-great-grandchildren. The Orange County Register, CA

October 04, 1995
Yvonne Irene Rupp, 60, of Garden Grove died Monday of natural causes. Services at 11 a.m. Thursday at McAulay & Wallace Mortuary, Fullerton. Burial at Riverside National Cemetery. Survived by her daughter, Tamora Steele of Garden Grove; sons, Fred Rupp III and Randy Weaver, both of Garden Grove, and Paul Rupp of Anaheim; brothers, Robert Louscher of Garden Grove and Kent Louscher of Maine; sister, Bonnie Vetter of Iowa; mother, Francis Louscher of Garden Grove; and two grandchildren. The Orange County Register, CA

June 23, 1995
Robert Eugene Rupp, 65, of Fullerton, a national sales manager for Joslyn Manufacturing, died Wednesday of natural causes. Services at 3:30 p.m. today at St. Angela Merici Church, Brea. Arrangements by McAulay & Wallace Mortuary, Fullerton. Survived by his wife, Mary; son, Richard, of Lakewood; daughters, Claire Winder of Fullerton, Marla Ray of Pennsylvania and Lynne Rupp of Texas; sister, Carol Neff of Colorado; and four grandchildren. The Orange County Register, CA

December 25, 1996
James Anthony Rupp, 47, of Fullerton, a computer engineer, died Dec. 2. Services have been held. Survivors: daughter, Whitney; mother, Susannah; brothers, John, Thomas, William; sister, Susannah. The Orange County Register, CA

William Alva Rupp, 77, of Dayton RD 2, [PA] died at 3:30 am Sunday, July 10, 1966 in a fire at his home. Born Aug. 25, 1888 in Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co., he was a son of William Christopher and Amanda Jane Seyton Rupp. He married Anna Belle Shreckengost June 28, 1911 at Eddyville who died in the same fire with her husband Sunday. Mr. Rupp was a member of Belknap United Church of Christ, and the Fraternal Order of Eagles, New Bethlehem. He had been a resident of Dayton RD 2 his entire lifetime. He was a farmer by occupation and was a thresherman, traveling from farm to farm for 50 years. He was also a lumberman during his lifetime. He is survived by three sons and six daughters: William A. Jr., C. Woodrow, both of Dayton RD 2; Benjamin G., Templeton RD 1; Mrs. Catherine Galbraith, New Bethlehem RD 2; Mrs. Lottie Olinger, Putneyville; Mrs. Violet Umbaugh, Ford City; Mrs. Ida Bussard; Dayton RD 2; Mrs. Annabelle Thrush and Mrs. Verda Mae Thrush, both of Brookville; 23 grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. Two sons, Cleo and Waid are deceased. Friends will be received by the Bly Funeral Home, Dayton, today and until noon Tuesday when the body will be removed to Concord Presbyterian Church where services will be conducted at 2 pm. Rev. Jacob F. Painter will officiate and interment will be in Concord Cemetery.

Mrs. Anna Belle S. Rupp, 73, of Dayton RD 2 [PA], died Sunday, July 10, 1966 at 3:30 am in a fire at her home. Born June 15, 1893 in Phoenix, Red Bank Twp., Armstrong Co., she was a daughter of William David and Susanna Catherine Smith Shreckengost. She married William Alva Rupp June 28, 1911. Mrs. Rupp was a member of Belknap United Church of Christ. She had been a resident of Dayton RD 2 for the past 55 years. In addition to those children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren listed in her husband's obituary, Mrs. Rupp is also survived by three brothers and two sisters: E. C. Shreckengost of New Bethlehem RD 4; C. J. Shreckengost of Putneyville; Wade Shreckengost, New Bethlehem; Mrs. Hazel Andrews and Miss D. Kay Putney, both of Pittsburgh. Funeral arrangements are the same as those listed for Mr. Rupp.

April 04, 1997
Troy Alan Rupp, 30, beloved son, brother, uncle and friend, born at Hahn AFB, Germany, on Feb. 22, 1967, to Catherine and LeRoy Rupp. Troy leaves behind his parents; sisters, Cherlyn and Debi; brother, Less; nieces, Michel, Heather and Jaclyn; nephews, Tony and Travis; brother-in-law, Jim and sister-in-law, Julie. He is also survived by many aunts, uncles, and cousins in Minnesota, and so many friends. The family wishes to thank Dr. Santiago Reyes, his staff, and the 10th Floor staff at Baptist for their years of dedicated support and friendship. Troy was a miracle and his family's strength. His determination to beat Cystic Fibrosis carried over into all aspects of his life. Troy's loves were his family, his wood crafts, his flowers, and the lake. He graduated from Choctaw HS in 1985 and had worked at Tinker AFB. Troy's short life forever changed the lives of everyone he knew. In lieu of flowers, please make memorial donations to the Sooner Chapter/Cystic Fibrosis, 2642 E. 21st, 100, Tulsa, Ok 74114. Services 2 p.m. Saturday, 4-5-97, at Asa Smith Funeral Chapel, NE 23 & Tim Holt Dr., Harrah, with burial at Elmwood Cemetery, NE 19 & Choctaw Rd., Choctaw. The Daily Oklahoman, OK

March 04, 1997
Nyanzia May Rupp, age 94, of Edmond, passed away March 2, 1997 in Edmond, Ok. She was born Oct. 4, 1902 in Ramona, Indian Territory, Ok. to David and Flora Bell Welsh. Nyanzia started teaching school at the age of 16. She lived in Edmond most of her life. Nyanzia taught in the Edmond and Oklahoma City public schools and the surrounding areas. She started a private school for physically handicapped children in OKC called Paradise School for Children. Nyanzia was a former member of the First Christian Church, N.E.A. and O.E.A. She was preceded in death by her husbands, John S. Rotroff in 1927 and Arthur Meno Rupp in 1987; 2 sisters, Leona Kennedy and Lorena Miller; foster son, Eugene Rose. Survivors include son, Arnold Rupp of Edmond, Ok.; daughters, Alletta R. Thompson and husband, Bruce of Port Neches, Tx., Marlene Lee and husband, Gale of Conroe, Tx., Beverly Ladd of OKC, Ok; 17 grandchildren, 28 great grandchildren and 1 great-great grandchild. Private family services will be held at Baggerley Funeral Home with burial at Gracelawn Cemetery, Edmond, Ok. The Daily Oklahoman, OK

February 09, 1996
Naomi Samek Rupp, 81, of Mercer, Pa., formerly of Pittsburgh, died Feb. 6. Cunningham Funeral Home. (O) STRAKA, Betty C., of Annapolis, Md., formerly of Pittsburgh, died Feb. 5. Hardesty Funeral Homes, Annapolis, Md. (O) STUTZ, Esther, of North Miami Beach, Fla., died Feb. 4. Burton L. Hirsch Chapel, Squirrel Hill. (O) Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA

Robert M. Rupp, 68, Meadville [PA], died Sunday, Aug. 19, , 1973, in the Mead Nursing Home in Meadville. Born March 11, 1905, in Wayne Township, Armstrong County, [PA], he was the son of Joseph and Hannah McDivitt Rupp. Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Ralph Hollenbaugh, Dayton RD 2; and Mrs. Thomas (Iva) Mauk, North Carolina, and a brother, Clinton, New Bethlehem RD 1. Friends will be received after 7 pm today in the Bly Funeral Home in Dayton where services will be held at 2:30 pm Tuesday. The Rev. James Snyder will officiate and burial will be in the Concord Cemetery near Dayton.

March 27, 1992
Clarence Rupp, 88, of rural Brimfield died at 2:05 p.m. Thursday, March 26, 1992, at his residence. He was born Feb. 26, 1904, in rural Brimfield to Byron and Mary Henning Rupp. He is survived by several nieces and nephews. Two brothers and three sisters preceded him in death. He worked in coal mines near Edwards and later worked as a farmhand. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Patterson Funeral Home in Elmwood. The Rev. Fred Reiner will officiate. Visitation will be one hour before the services at the funeral home. Burial will be in Combs Cemetery near Edwards. Memorials may be made to Brimfield-Yates City Ambulance Service. Peoria Journal Star, IL

Sarah Mae Rupp, 61, of Ford City, [PA], died Saturday, Jan. 20, 1972, in the Armstrong County Memorial Hospital in Kittanning. Born in Pittsburgh, June 23, 1911, she was the daughter of William and Ida Maude Cochran Stockwell. She had been a resident of Ford City for the past 21 years. She is survived by her husband, Samuel Lee Rupp; a son, James, of Ford City, and a daughter, Mrs. Thad (Joanne) Bileski, of Ford City, and six grandchildren. Friends are now being received in the Bly Funeral Home in Dayton where funeral services will be held at 11 am Tuesday. The Rev. William Eichler will officiate and burial will be in the Dayton United Presbyterian Cemetery.

July 25, 1993
Graveside services for Jakki Sue Rupp, 18, of 619 Benedict, who was pronounced dead at 4:10 a.m. Tuesday, June 15, 1993, will be at 10:30 a.m. Tues day at Chillicothe City Cemetery. The. Rev. William Carter will officiate. Cremation was accorded. Weber Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. She died in a shed fire June 15 at 1616 Hendryx Lane, Medina Township. She was born April 24, 1975, in Peoria to Terry Rupp and Vicki Robinson. Surviving are her father of Peoria; her mother of Blytheville, Ark.; her grandparents, Donna Carley of Canton, and Bill and Betty Rupp of Rome; two brothers, Jason and Jarid; and one sister, Jenna Turnbow. She attended Rome and Mossville schools. She also worked at Foster & Gallagher. She was a member of Rome Baptist Church. Memorials may be made to Chillicothe Library. Peoria Journal Star, IL

George Barthalow (Barty) Rupp, 76, New Bethlehem RD 4, died Sunday, March 19, 1972, at his home after an extended illness. Born Jan.14, 1896, in Wayne Twp., Armstrong County, he had lived his entire life in that area. A son of W. Wilson and Blanche Reesman Rupp, he was married to Alva Hetrick Rupp on Oct. 21, 1920. He attended the Templeton Church of God and was a member of the New Bethlehem Lodge No. 522 F&AM, Coundersport Consistory, American Legion, Dayton Memorial Post No. 995 and was a veteran of World War I having spent nine months in France and was discharged on June 23, 1919.

February 27, 1994
Allen W. Rupp, 80, of 1716 S. 14th St. died at 8:55 p.m. Friday, Feb. 25, 1994, at Pekin Hospital. Born March 17, 1913, in Cincinnati Township, Tazewell County, to James and Mary Susan Lahman Rupp, he married Juanita H. Swingle on Nov. 4, 1939, in Burlington, Iowa. She survives. Also surviving are one son, William H. Swingle of Peoria, Ariz.; one daughter, Mrs. Jack (Connie M.) Dover of Pekin; and four grandchildren. Eight brothers and nine sisters preceded him in death. He worked for Chicago and Northwestern Railroad in South Pekin and Illinois Central Railroad in Pekin. He later was a foundry worker for Brass Foundry in Peoria for 20 years, retiring in 1975. He was a member of United Auto Workers, where he served as a union steward for many years. He also was a member of A.A.R.P. There will be no services. Cremation will be accorded. Preston-Hanley Funeral Home, Pekin Chapel, is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be made to First Church of the Nazarene in Pekin. Peoria Journal Star, IL

Samuel Franklin Rupp of Dayton RD 2 died Friday, August 12, [1960], at 9:01 am in Armstrong County Memorial Hospital after a four week illness. Born June 16, 1873, in Wayne Township, Armstrong County, son of Nicholas and Emmaline Claybaugh Rupp, he married Maude Belle Schrecengost in 1900. She preceded him in death February 18, 1936. Mr. Rupp was a member of the Glade Run Presbyterian Church. He was a farmer and life long resident of Wayne Township. One son and four daughters survive: Mrs. J. W. (Edith) McColgin, Mrs. Thomas (Norma) Marshall, Ralph C. Rupp, Mrs. George (Elda Mae) Nolf, all of Dayton RD 2, Mrs. William (Josephine) Steffy, Dayton RD 1. There are 20 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Bly Funeral Home, Dayton, from 2-4 and 7-9 pm today and until the noon hour Sunday. The body will be taken to the Glade Run Presbyterian Church, where services will be held at 2 pm Sunday, August 14. The Rev. T. R. R. Stull will officiate and interment will follow in Glade Run Cemetery.

Mary Alice Rupp, 76, 3169 Randolph St. NW, Warren, Ohio, formerly of Dayton, [PA], died at 2:35 am Monday, May 3, 1971, at St. Joseph's Riverside Hospital, Warren, Ohio, following an extended illness. Born Sept. 14, 1894, in Wayne Twp., Armstrong County, she was a daughter of James Edward and Elizabeth Kline Rupp. She was a member of the Belknap United Church of Christ. Miss Rupp lived four years in Warren, Ohio, and prior to that lived in the Dayton area. Surviving are two sisters: Mrs. Emma Thomas, Dayton RD 2; Mrs. Ellen Hallman, Warren, Ohio; and a number of nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by three sisters and a brother. Friends will be received at the Frank O. Bly Funeral Home, Dayton, from 7-9 pm today and 2-4 and 7-9 pm Wednesday where services will be held at 2 pm Thursday with the Rev. Johnnie W. Lengel and Rev. Myrl Gephart officiating. interment will be made in the Glade Run Cemetery.

March 13, 1997
Goldie Mae Rupp, 73, of 230 Court St., Pekin, formerly of Creve Coeur, died at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, March 8, 1997, at Hillhaven Rehabilitation Center of Ft. Meyers, Fla. Born Dec. 16, 1923, in Riverton to Alfred and Eva Page Cheney, she married Everett Rupp on Aug. 1, 1939, in Peoria. He died on May 12, 1972, in Pekin. She was preceded in death by two sisters and one brother. She is survived by two daughters, Linda Mae Stein of Peoria, and Patricia Ann Taghan of Lehigh Acres, Fla.; two sisters, Shirley Cleer of Chillicothe, and Alberta Clifford of California; seven grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. She was a school bus driver for the handicapped for the Page Bus Co. of Creve Coeur. She was a member of Trinity Temple in Peoria and of the Creve Coeur American Legion Auxiliary. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Remmert Funeral Home in East Peoria. The Rev. B.G. Drake will officiate. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Swan Lake Memorial Gardens in Peoria. Peoria Journal Star, IL

Samuel Miles Rupp, 79, Kittanning RD 1, died Friday, Nov. 17, 1972, at the Fair Rest Home at 5:30 am. A son of D. M. and Mary Hemphill Rupp, he was born June 6, 1893 in Plumcreek Twp., near Elderton. He was a member of the United Presbyterian Church, Elderton, Odd Fellows Lodge 1076 and the Elderton Fire Company. Mr. Rupp was a farmer by occupation. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Grace Cribbs Rupp, and a nephew. He was preceded in death by a son, David, in 1936. Friends are being received from 7 to 9 pm today and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm Saturday at the Clark Funeral Home, Elderton, where services will be held Sunday, Nov. 19 at 2:30 pm. The Rev. W. Allan Shannon will officiate and interment will be made at the Elderton Cemetery.

August 13, 1993
George E. Rupp, 74, of Park Ridge died July 13. Before retiring, he was a construction worker. He was an Army veteran of World War II and a former member of the American Legion, River Vale. Arrangements: Robert Spearing Funeral Home, Park Ridge. The Record, Northern New Jersey

Helen A. Rupp, 77, of Denver died Feb. 8 at home. No services were held. The body was cremated. Mrs. Rupp was born Jan. 29, 1916, in Denver. She married John Rupp Sept. 19, 1941, in Denver. She was a homemaker. She is survived by three daughters, Christina Hall of Denver, Barbara Brooks of Minneapolis and Cynthia Davis of Montpelier, Vt.; and three grandchildren. February 27, 1994 Rocky Mountain News, CO

Lake Elsinore
Teresa Baker, A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated for Teresa Baker, 75, at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow at St. Frances of Rome Catholic Church in Lake Elsinore. She died Tuesday of cancer at her home in Lake Elsinore. Friends may call from 4 until 8 p.m. today at Evans-Brown Lake Elsinore Mortuary, where the rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Burial will be in Wildomar Cemetery in Wildomar. Mrs. Baker, who was born in Kenosa, Wis. lived in Lake Elsinore for 18 years. She was a member of Lake Elsinore Eastern Star and Lake Elsinore Women's Club. She was a homemaker for 52 years. Mrs. Baker is survived by her husband, Francis; two sons, Terrence of Thousand Oaks and Daniel of Ocean Beach; a daughter, Susan White of Bellevue, Wash.; three grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; four brothers, Stan Rupp of Santa Monica, John Rupp and Raymond Rupp, both of Kenosha, Wis., and George Rupp of Fullerton. September 02, 1993 The Press-Enterprise Riverside, CA

January 21, 1995
Edward James Rupp, 75, died Tuesday of cancer at his home. Private services are planned. interment will be at Riverside National Cemetery. McWane Family Funeral Home in Hemet is handling arrangements. Mr. Rupp, who was born in Corry, Pa., lived in Homeland for 11 years. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a janitor at Bassett Unified School District for 12 years. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Betty R.; two daughters, Candy R. of Los Angeles and Debra Rupp-Cohen of Burbank; two sons, Edward of Port St. Lucy, Fla., and William of Aliquippa, Pa.; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. The Press-Enterprise Riverside, CA

October 02, 1997
Frederic J. Rupp, a journalist and Democratic Party public relations man who later served nearly two decades as postmaster of Sacramento, has died at age 81. Mr. Rupp, who had been suffering from a kidney ailment, died Saturday of pneumonia, said his daughter, Shirley Rupp. Though he lacked experience, his nomination for the postmaster's job in 1968 by Rep. John E. Moss survived a firestorm of criticism that he was unqualified and that another candidate outscored him on a written exam. In an editorial, The Sacramento Bee declared that the nomination "smacks of rank politics." Nonetheless, he was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson to succeed Kenneth Hammacker as postmaster, and the appointment was routinely approved by the U.S. Senate. Mr. Rupp, whose supporters wielded political clout, had no illusions about how he became postmaster, which in those days was a political patronage job. He knew experience was not a prerequisite -- that career employees ran day-to-day operations at the post office. "I'm one of the last of the political appointees," he replied when a reporter asked him to describe himself in 1985. When he retired in late 1985, the U.S. Postal Service replaced him with Arthur Montoya, who came up through the ranks and was a graduate of its executive training program. Mr. Rupp had worked as a reporter for several newspapers and the now-defunct International News Service (INS) before leaving journalism in 1958 to work on the campaign staff of Edmund G. "Pat" Brown Sr., who was elected governor that year. "Fred was a good guy," said one of his old friends, Tom Arden, a retired Bee reporter. "And he had a good sense of humor." As a reporter covering the state Capitol in the 1950s, Mr. Rupp was considered "a good newsman, sharp, enterprising, professional," recalled Jerry Harrell, a former Associated Press reporter who now is a public affairs officer for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. During Gov. Brown's two terms, Mr. Rupp worked as a lobbyist and publicist for the Department of Water Resources, leaving that agency after Ronald Reagan was elected governor in 1966. Born in Chicago, one of three children of Florence Larson and Floyd Rupp, he came West with his family while a youngster. He attended San Mateo Junior College and the University of California, Berkeley, where he graduated in 1939 with a bachelor's degree in English. He worked briefly for a Redding newspaper, before enlisting in the Army Air Corps. He was sent to the southwest Pacific, where he spent three years, mostly in personnel work. He was discharged as a captain in 1945 at what is now Beale Air Force Base. After the war, Mr. Rupp worked at several Northern California newspapers before becoming a Capitol reporter for INS. His first marriage, to Fran Rupp, ended in divorce. His second wife, the former Marie Zumwalt Rupp, with whom he had two children, died in 1966. His third wife, the former Bettie Richards Hamilton, whom he married in 1968, also preceded him in death. He is survived by a son, Tony Rupp of Santa Cruz; a daughter, Shirley Rupp of Sacramento; a brother, Bert Rupp of Castro Valley; and a sister, Betty Parsons of Berkeley. Three years ago he moved to Santa Cruz, where he spent much of his time with his girlfriend, Jane Brooks, his daughter said. There will be no services. Family members plan to scatter his ashes in the ocean off Santa Cruz, his daughter said. The Sacramento Bee, CA

William Adam Rupp, 90, of Dayton RD 2, Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co., Pa. died Sunday Dec. 22, 2002, at his home. He was born Feb. 09, 1912 in Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co.,Pa. to the late William Alva and Anna Belle Schreckengost Rupp. Mr. Rupp was a self- employed farmer and gravedigger, who for many years dug graves by hand. He also worked on gas wells. He was a member of the Concord Presby.Church. A life time member of the Dayton Volunteer Fire Department, he was also a member of Woodman of the World 639. He was a lifelong resident of Wayne Township. He is survived by his wife, Lois Mary (Bargerstock) Rupp of Dayton RD 2; a daughter, Kay Rupp of Clarion; a nephew, Richard Kammerdiener of RD 1 New Bethlehem, Pa, for whom Mr. Rupp was a guardian; five step grandchildren; six step-great grandchildren. Two brothers, Benjamin Rupp of Templeton, Pa. and C.Woodrow Rupp of Dayton, Pa. six sisters, Amanda Catherine Galbraith of RD 1 New Bethlehem, Pa., Verda Mae Rupp of Brookville, Pa., Lottie Olinger of Putneyville, Pa., Mrs. Andrew (Ida) Bussard of Dayton, Pa., Violet Umbaugh of Indiana, Pa., and Annabelle Thrush of Brookville, Pa. and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; a step-son, James Henry Howard who died in 1972; two brothers, Cleo Rupp and Waid Rupp; and a daughter, Connie Rupp. interment will be in the Concord Presbyterian Church Cemetery on Dec. 24, 2002. Arrangements by Bauer Funeral Home, Kittanning, Pa. Leader Times newspaper Dec. 23, 2002