Budde, Rufus W.

1926 - 2009  (82 years)

• Name	Budde, Rufus W.
  Birth	19 Aug 1926	Clay County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BUDD.R001
  _FGRAVE	35665276
  Military Service	World War II, Corporal, 333rd Quartermaster Battalion, United States Army  [1]
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		World War II Honoree, Budde, Rufus W. (1926-2009)
  		United States Army
  		Corporal, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  		Rufus W. Budde (1926-2009)
  Death	7 Apr 2009	Louisville, Clay County, Illinois
  Burial	Saint John's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Eberle, Effingham County, Illinois
  Person ID	I43291	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	9 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	Budde, Otto,   b. 1899   d. 1987 (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Bergmann, Emma,   b. 1900   d. 1984 (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F18800	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 19 Aug 1926 - Clay County, Illinois Death - 7 Apr 2009 - Louisville, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Saint John's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Eberle, Effingham County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Rufus W. Budde, 82, of Louisville died at 12:27 a.m. Tuesday, April 7, 2009, at home. Mr. Budde was born Aug. 19, 1926, in Clay County, the son of Otto and Emma (Bergmann) Budde. He married Loma Tolliver Feb. 27, 1949. He was a farmer and worked for 30 years at Fedders. He was a lifetime member of St. John's Lutheran Church, rural Louisville. Surviving are his wife, Loma Budde; sons, Derle Budde, Matthew Budde, Gordon Budde, Barry Budde; daughters, Leticia Budde, Ronna Schoonover, Libby Bible; brothers, Eldred Budde, Darrel Budde, Mervin Budde; sisters, Elnora Budde, Joan Cunningham, Carolyn Hammer, Janice Holste, Judith Stuemke; 16 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and two great-stepgrandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Harry and Delmar; sister, Bernice Wolff; son-in-law, Deon Schoonover; and brother-in-law, Ray Wolff. Funeral services were held at St. John's Lutheran Church, rural Louisville. The church is located on the Clay County line. Burial was in the church cemetery. Memorials may be made to Richland Memorial Hospice or St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery Fund. Published in the Effingham Daily News.

  
  

• Sources

  [S15092] World War II Honoree, Rufus W. Budde, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2060835) (Reliability: 2).