Rudolph A. Michalka

Dear Joyce, To you,yours,and theirs, my deepest sympathy. Rudy was a great person. So sorry to hear of this tragedy.

I remember Rudy while growing up in Oxbow, and "always" being at Rudy and Joyce's with Judy. He was a most unique person, and as you can see by all the condolences very well liked.Joyce and family I want you to know you are in my thoughts and prayers, not just at this sad time, but I think of you all often. Ruthene

Joyce & family, So very sorry to hear of Rudy's passing. I am honored to have known him and spent time with him. Those memories are treasures that I will cherish. Sending you all my deepest sympathies.

To Rudy's wife and his family,I just wanted to say,"Thank You Rudy for being a great friend to my brother Leroy,he talked about you often.He loved going fishing with you.The weekend I came up during Leroy's wake,his daughter Ann told me I needed to go meet Rudy.I spent 4 hrs. with Rudy,we talked about hunting,fishing,trapping which was both our passion.We discussed my brother and what he meant to Rudy and the Oxbow.Leroy said many times what Rudy meant to him,and how Rudy showed him and told him things about bear and general things.Rudy told me about how he built his house next to the river and how he moved it because of flooding.When I shook his hand I could feel the honesty,compassion,love for his family,love for the outdoors and life.I had talked about coming up this summer ,I would have liked to visit with Rudy and talked some more.Rudy kept telling me how I looked like my brother.Thank You Rudy for welcoming me in your home,when I got ready to leave he begged me not to leave he also said you are always welcome in my home and as long as you are alive Roy will never be gone,and thank you for being a great friend to my brother,that means a lot to me.When I left that night I felt like he was a book of knowledge,it was like having a mountain of Gold to meet a great man like Rudy.My sympathy goes out to Rudy's wife and the entire family.May our Lord guide you all during this sad time.Joe Humphrey

I will hold close to my heart so many wonderful memories of grampy Rudy. As a child weekends in the Oxbow with Grammy Joyce and Grampy Rudy were always fun and now cherished memories. RIP

Joyce & family---I'm so sorry to hear of the loss of Rudy. He was a great man. I feel very fortunate to have known him. When we came up to hunt, he would tell us his many stories of the North Maine Woods. He will be missed.

So sorry to hear about Rudy. He was a good man. He shared a lot of stories about his experiences in the North Maine woods with us when we came up to hunt. He will be missed.

We send our deepest condolences with love to all the family.

joyce and family,sorry to hear about Rudy he was loved very from the penna. boys. he was one of a kind and we enjoyed sitting and talking about hunting and all his trips in the woods. I was honored to know Rudy and will never forget our times together. may God bless you all and you all will be in our prays

Joyce and family,
I would like to extend my deepest sympathy to you and your family. I will cherish the times spent with Rudy during my hunting trips from Pennsylvania to Maine. I thoroughly enjoyed the cabin and the many talks shared with Rudy. Those fond memories will be with me forever.

Rudy was one of the best men I ever met. I am proud to have known him and will miss him. I was lucky enough to have spent time with him while hunting deer. Those memories will remain with me forever. I stayed in his little hunting shack year after year and enjoyed every minute of those days. I will never forget him and his fantastic stories of his life.

To Joyce and family, my condolences to all of you on your loss of Rudy.

Rudy: You will be missed and stories of you will last for many generations. I wish I had thanked you one last time for the vegetables you brought to Ellen and I when we were wrestling with life in the wilds with little to eat. I will always remember the Jeep I bought from you (for $150)and you told me that I should never drive it any further than I could walk home from. You were right. And yes we always liked to hear how you talked. Our condolences to your whole family. God Bless!

Dear Joyce,Sue, Ryan & Michalka Family, We are very sorry to hear of Rudy's passing. he was a hard working man and what little time we spent with him.....he was a very interesting man to talk to. Keeping you all in our thoughts and prayers.

I can't imagine Rudy ever thinking that condolences would be left to him this way. He was a rare man, and his story should become part of Aroostook's and OxBow's written history, but if he thought about it at all, he may not have wanted it that way. However, since I have the opportunity to do it, here, I will:
I guess my first memory of Rudy was when we'd first moved to "The Farm" (1959), had a barn, and Rudy asked Dad to keep his cow while Rudy went guiding. Later on, (they must have both been Selectmen and the United States was talking about putting a man into space), Rudy (Dad said this) wondered how they'd poop, being contained in suits and without gravity. Later on, I "borrowed" Dad's car one night and stalled it out at the end of the OxBow road. Walked to Rudy's, he came and gave me a boost and nothing more was ever said. After that we were haying in a field (that's growing back to forest) and while throwing bales onto the truck I noticed that Rudy's arm had a muscle ON his muscle! God Speed, Rudy Michalka, I know of no one who could take your place.

Joyce and family, sorry to hear of your husband's passing. Hope you are well, I often think about you and my visit to your home many years ago, take care of yourself now, you are very important too.

Your cousin
Minnie B. Raven

Dear Mrs. Michalka, Tim, & the entire Michalka family,
So sorry to hear about the passing of your husband/dad. My thoughts and prayers are with you all during this difficult time.

Joyce and family,
My deepest sympathies to your family at this difficult time. He was a unique man who lived life to the fullest.