Rupe, Lloyd Odus (1912-1986)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1986 Aug 21 p. 11

Birth date: 1912 Aug 13

text of obituary:

LLOYD G. RUPE

Lloyd Odus Rupe, 73, a retired Elhart, Ind., surgeon, died July 6, 1986, at home. He had been in failing health.

He started his surgical practice in Elkhart, working until retirement in August 1985. He was a member of the American College of Surgeons, the Elkhart County Medical Society, the Mennonite Medical Association and the Pan-Pacific Surgical Society. He served on the board of directors of Sterling (Kan.) College and the Elkhart Day Care Center.

He was the founder and first president of the Experimental Aircraft Association. He built and restored several experimental aircraft, receiving a distinguished alumni award from Lees-McCray [sic Lees-McRae] College and a distinguished trustee service award from Sterling College in 1985. He was an active woodworker and restored violins and wood musical instruments.

He was a graduate of Lees-McCray [sic Lees-McRae] Junior College, Banners Elk, N. C., Sterling College, and Northwestern Medical School. He served in World War II as a lieutenant in the U. S. Navy Medical Corps in the Pacific Theater and later served a surgical residency at the University of Wisconsin.

He was born Aug. 13, 1912, in Manitee [sic Manatee] County, Ky. He married Doris A. Wade on May 15, 1948, in Sterling, Ill. She survives, along with one daughter, Nancy E. of South Bend; two son, John C. of Fayetteville, Ark., and Daniel W. of Chicago, Ill.; one foster daughter, Elfi O’Brian of Michigan; two fosters sons, Ulrich Eggert of Sterling Heights, Mich, and Darko Rapotiz of Corina, Calif.; three foster granddaughters; two brothers, F. Orus Rupe and Chauncy O. Rupe, both of Elkhart.

Funeral services were held at Prairie Street Mennonite Church, Elkhart, where he was a member. Charles Cooper and Dorsa J. Mishler officiated. Burial was in Prairie Street Cemetery.