Rudolph (Rudy) Ashbacher

RUDOLPH C. (RUDY) ASHBACHER

Hiawatha

Rudolph C. (Rudy) Ashbacher passed away Feb. 19, 2017, after a long illness, spending his last days resting peacefully at Mercy Hospice. He was born April 9, 1933, in Alburnett, Iowa, the son of Carl and Clara Louise (Simmen) Ashbacher. Rudy grew up on the family farm at Linn Junction, where he worked hard and developed his passion for hunting and fishing. He started his schooling at the one-room Lind School and graduated from Toddville High School.

Rudy married Paula Enos in 1953 and served in the U.S. Army for two years. After graduation, he took a job at Link Belt Speeder, working there for 33 years until the plant closed in 1985. After that he worked at several jobs and managed a trailer park/rental cabin complex in Lansing, Iowa.

During his life, Rudy was active in the Linn County Fish and Game Club as well as the Waltonian Archers, serving several times as an officer of those organizations. An avid hunter, at one point he held the second-place record for the state of Iowa for points on a buck deer.

Rudy is survived by his wife, Paula, of 63 years; two children, Charles (Charlie) [Kathy] and Glenn (Doug) [Keena]; seven grandchildren, Katrina, Steven, Rebecca, Stacey, Casey, Amber and DJ; as well as many great-grandchildren. Other survivors are his sisters, Rose McMurrin, Ellen Lathrop, Alice (Merlyn) Morris and Virginia (Denny) Durbin.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his sister, Anna Frondle; and his brother, David.

Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Teahen Funeral Home. Burial: Dunkard Cemetery. There will be a visitation on Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m. and after 10 a.m. on Thursday at the funeral home.

Online condolences may be left for the family at www.teahenfuneralhome.com.