Henry "Herb" RUDY

RUDY, Henry "Herb" Henry (Herb) Rudy, age 78, of Newington died peacefully in Delray Beach, FL on Wednesday, (March 23, 2011) with his loving wife by his side 10 days before his 79th birthday. He leaves his beloved wife of 36 years Connie Rudy of Newington. Born in Montreal, Canada he was the son of the late Sam and Freda (Zikman) Rudy. He was involved with retail sales most of his life and in the later years enjoyed doing courier work. He was always athletic loving basketball, shuffleboard, jazz music and dancing. He was a long time member of Temple Sinai in Newington and it's Chai Club. Herb was a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather and brother. Besides his wife Connie he leaves his daughter Helene Van Sickle of Libertyville, IL, three stepchildren: Rob and Liz London of Berlin, Beth London and Kenneth Levine of Newington and Marc and Jennifer London of Jacksonville, FL. He is also survived by his sister Rita Miller and her husband Arnold of Bloomfield, three cherished grandchildren; Joseph and Andrew Van Sickle and Julie London, a niece and a nephew and many dear life long friends. Herb marched to his own drummer and lived life to the fullest. He'll be missed by his many wonderful friends who will always smile when they remember him. A funeral will be Sunday, March 27 at 1 p.m. with Rabbi Jeffrey Bennett officiating at Temple Sinai, 41 West Hartford Road, Newington, CT. Interment will follow at the Temple Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery. Following the interment the family will receive friends back at the synagogue social hall and continue to receive friends during shiva at Connie's home in Newington Monday and Tuesday between 2-8 p.m. with evening services at 7 p.m. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Autism Speaks at www.autismspeaks.org or Autism Speaks, New England Chapter, 990 Washington Street, suite 102, Dedham, MA 02026. Funeral arrangements provided by Hebrew Funeral Association, West Hartford.