Robert Delos Rude

October 23, 1933 - December 31, 2019

Robert Delos Rude, age 86, of Rensselaer, Indiana passed away December 31, 2019 at Franciscan Health Rensselaer. Robert was born October 23, 1933 in Rensselaer, the son of Howard and Anna (Sullivan) Rude. He was a lifetime resident and attended the Rensselaer schools. Robert served with the United States Army from July 27, 1955 to May 3, 1957. He was honorably discharged from the Army Reserve June 30, 1963. He was retired in 1993 from the U. S. Postal Service where he was employed for 30 years in the maintenance department. On December 30, 1960, in Rensselaer, Robert married Jean Prater who survives. Robert enjoyed being outdoors and spending time tending to his yard. He also enjoyed traveling and gambling in Las Vegas. Robert was a member of the American Legion Post #29 in Rensselaer. Surviving with his loving wife Jean are two children, Kay (Charles) Stone of Wheatfield, Ind., and Lori Andrews of Rensselaer, Ind., one grandson, Jeffrey Scott Stone of Ohio and his sister, Frances Kilcrease of Hebron, Ind. Robert was preceded in death by his parents Howard and Anna, a granddaughter Lisa Stone, four sisters and one brother. Friends may call at the Jackson Funeral Chapel in Rensselaer on Saturday, January 4, 2020 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11:30 a.m. at the Jackson Funeral Chapel with Pastor Mark Warren officiating. Burial will follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Rensselaer. Memorials are suggested to the Good Samaritan Food Pantry 130 South Van Rensselaer Street Rensselaer, IN 47978 or to Friends of the Jasper County Animal Shelter c/o Jasper Newton Foundation 301 N. Van Rensselaer Street Rensselaer, IN 47978.