Obituary for Ramona "Mona" Rudebusch
Ramona “Mona” Rudebusch, age 87, of Watertown, SD passed away Monday, August 10, 2020.
A public funeral service will be at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at Cornerstone United Methodist Church in Watertown with Reverend Ken Flaten and Reverend Scott Dempster officiating. Mona’s great-granddaughter, Alysse Kauk will be the soloist with Carol Goble as the accompanist. Services will be recorded and posted on our website. There will be a private family visitation.
Interment will be at the Ortley Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Eric, Brian, Joshua and Matthew Rudebusch, Joe and Kenny Kranz and Nathan and Aaron Rudebusch.
Honorary Pallbearers will be all of Mona’s grandchildren.
Ramona “Mona” was born September 15, 1932 to Elmer and Gladys (Ness) Knopf in rural Summit, South Dakota. She grew up in the Summit area and attended school in Summit.
She was united in marriage with the love of her life, Robert “Bob” Rudebusch on November 18, 1949 at Ortley, South Dakota. After they married they lived in Vermillion, then moved north of Ortley and then to their farm south of Ortley where they raised their family while farming. Mona loved being a housewife and mother to their five children.
She enjoyed gardening, raising beautiful flowers and “mothering” her geese. She started raising geese from goslings in small groups and raised up to 500 before she quit.
They were members of the Ortley Free Lutheran Church where Mona taught Sunday school. She was a proud member of the VFW Auxiliary in Ortley and held several offices. Mona started cooking at Pickerel Lake Lutheran Bible Camp and then became head cook for several years.
Survivors include her children, David (Donna) Rudebusch of Summit, SD, Julie (Lloyd) Kranz of Kranzburg, SD, Robert (Jean) Rudebusch of Wahpeton, ND; daughters-in-law, Pamela Rudebusch of Waubay, SD and Judi Rudebusch of Corona, SD; her brothers, Gene Knopf of Sioux Falls, Jim (Sharon) Knopf of Sioux Falls, SD; sisters-in-law, Marie Knopf and Darlene Knopf both of Sioux Falls, SD; 23 grandchildren; 51 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren, with one on the way; and several nieces and nephews.
Mona was preceded in death by her parents, Elmer & Gladys Knopf; her husband, Robert “Bob” Rudebusch; sons, Larry and Rick Rudebusch; daughter, Susan Marie Rudebusch; siblings, Doug Knopf, Vivian Schmeling, Shirley Rudebusch, Joyce Roberts, Homer Knopf, Patty Rollings, Ronnie Knopf; Dixie Knopf, Robert “Bob” Knopf and Elmer Jr. Knopf.
Arrangements by Wight & Comes Funeral Chapel, www.wightandomes.com.
A public funeral service will be at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at Cornerstone United Methodist Church in Watertown with Reverend Ken Flaten and Reverend Scott Dempster officiating. Mona’s great-granddaughter, Alysse Kauk will be the soloist with Carol Goble as the accompanist. Services will be recorded and posted on our website. There will be a private family visitation.
Interment will be at the Ortley Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Eric, Brian, Joshua and Matthew Rudebusch, Joe and Kenny Kranz and Nathan and Aaron Rudebusch.
Honorary Pallbearers will be all of Mona’s grandchildren.
Ramona “Mona” was born September 15, 1932 to Elmer and Gladys (Ness) Knopf in rural Summit, South Dakota. She grew up in the Summit area and attended school in Summit.
She was united in marriage with the love of her life, Robert “Bob” Rudebusch on November 18, 1949 at Ortley, South Dakota. After they married they lived in Vermillion, then moved north of Ortley and then to their farm south of Ortley where they raised their family while farming. Mona loved being a housewife and mother to their five children.
She enjoyed gardening, raising beautiful flowers and “mothering” her geese. She started raising geese from goslings in small groups and raised up to 500 before she quit.
They were members of the Ortley Free Lutheran Church where Mona taught Sunday school. She was a proud member of the VFW Auxiliary in Ortley and held several offices. Mona started cooking at Pickerel Lake Lutheran Bible Camp and then became head cook for several years.
Survivors include her children, David (Donna) Rudebusch of Summit, SD, Julie (Lloyd) Kranz of Kranzburg, SD, Robert (Jean) Rudebusch of Wahpeton, ND; daughters-in-law, Pamela Rudebusch of Waubay, SD and Judi Rudebusch of Corona, SD; her brothers, Gene Knopf of Sioux Falls, Jim (Sharon) Knopf of Sioux Falls, SD; sisters-in-law, Marie Knopf and Darlene Knopf both of Sioux Falls, SD; 23 grandchildren; 51 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren, with one on the way; and several nieces and nephews.
Mona was preceded in death by her parents, Elmer & Gladys Knopf; her husband, Robert “Bob” Rudebusch; sons, Larry and Rick Rudebusch; daughter, Susan Marie Rudebusch; siblings, Doug Knopf, Vivian Schmeling, Shirley Rudebusch, Joyce Roberts, Homer Knopf, Patty Rollings, Ronnie Knopf; Dixie Knopf, Robert “Bob” Knopf and Elmer Jr. Knopf.
Arrangements by Wight & Comes Funeral Chapel, www.wightandomes.com.