Bruce Rudi Obituary
Bruce met the love of his life at Concordia University, Chicago and married her in 1976. Bruce was a loving and dedicated "dad" to Bethany and Stephanie. He loved Christmas and loved to decorate, had a hearty laugh that was infectious, always volunteered to help where needed, and loved to travel which he and Carol were able to do extensively the last few years.
Bruce was a man of integrity who was passionate about his faith in Jesus and walked this out daily. He spent most of his life as a Lutheran educator and administrator serving schools in Detroit, Houston, San Antonio, and Arlington Heights, IL touching the lives of staff, students, families, and anyone he would meet. He was instrumental in nurturing and growing St. Peter Christian College in Mhluzi, Middelburg, Mpumalanga, South Africa from gr. R(kinder) through grade 12 where he visited yearly since 2009 until August of this year often taking a mission team with him.
Bruce will be dearly missed by those who love him and those whose life he has touched. His family thanks everyone for their kindness and support.
Celebration of Life Services will be held:
Sat., Jan. 13 at St. Peter Lutheran Church 111 W. Olive St., Arlington Heights, IL at 1:00 with visitation beginning at 11:00
Sat., Jan 27 at Concordia Lutheran Church 16801 Huebner Rd, San Antonio, TX beginning at 10:00 followed by visitation and a luncheon.
Memorial gifts may be given to:
COFA (Christian Outreach for Africa) Bruce Rudi Memorial
St. Peter Lutheran Church
111 W. Olive St.
Arlington Heights, IL 60004
Immanuel Rudi Endowment Fund (Which will benefit church worker students)
Concordia University Texas
11400 Concordia University Dr.
Austin, TX 78726
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John Hirsch
April 28, 2025
I am one of Bruce´s cousins his father, with whom my brother´s middle name derived, and my mother, Katie Bell, were twins. They were born in Thorndale TX where their father, Immanuel, was a school teacher at St Paul Lutheran church and school.
As we live with Christ we die with Christ, and as he is risen, so we shall also rise with him.
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Jamie (Baker) Thompson
January 24, 2024
Mr. Rudi was my 5th grade teacher and principal at Concordia and I have fond memories of his class. One strong memory is that on occasion, we would read Drama in Real Life stories from Reader's Digest - something that fascinated me at age 10. I still read these stories and think of Mr. Rudi and his class. The Rudis also hosted a reunion party for our 5th grade class the year we graduated from high school. I always thought that was incredibly thoughtful and generous that he went out of his way to gather the class together again. My sincerest condolences to Mrs. Rudi, my 3rd grade teacher, and Stephanie. What a wonderful gift and shining example of God's love to have touched and impacted so many lives around the world. Sincerely, Jamie (Baker) Thompson
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