Rupert William Biddle

September 10, 1929 – December 15, 2020

High Ridge, MO. Rupert was born on September 10, 1929, in Attica, Indiana, to Oliver and Mae
(Williams) Biddle.

On May 21, 1949 Rupert married Patricia Dudeck. They started their marriage in
South Bend, Indiana and began their family that included 4 boys (Kenneth, Chuck,
Robert and Ronald) and two girls (Kathryn and Kathleen). His first full time job
was selling shoes for JC Penney’s. He quickly decided retail was not for him. He
was very proud of testing and being accepted into the engineering program at
Studebakers in South Bend. Thus began his 31 year career as an engineer in the
automotive industry. In 1963 production moved to Canada. At that point,
Chrysler snatched him up and this took the Biddle family to Detroit and eventually
to St Louis.

Rupert loved to take his family on vacations. They traveled to many destinations
such as Mackinaw Island, Lake Michigan, Quebec, the Ozarks and the Smoky
Mountains. He especially enjoyed weekend road trips.
Rupert had a passion for playing sports, especially bowling, softball and
basketball. He even coached the Holy Family basketball team. He never missed
watching Notre Dame football or St Louis Cardinals baseball. Rupert was active in Knights of Columbus in South Bend.
Rupert enjoyed genealogy, and with his older sister Beulah compiled books on the
Biddle, Williams and Patnaude family history.
Rupert was comedian at heart and loved a good laugh and a good story.

Rupert was preceded in death by his parents; Oliver and Mae Biddle: wife; Patricia
(Dudeck) Biddle: son; Kenneth Biddle: daughter; Kathleen Biddle; son-in-law;
Reginal White: sisters: Beulah Patnaude, Louise Talbott, Vera Cooper: brothers;
Ivan Biddle, Thurman Biddle, Louis Biddle, William Biddle, Frankie Beedle.

He is survived by: son; Charles Biddle (Connie): daughter; Kathyrn: sons; Robert Biddle, Ronald Biddle: grandchildren; Christina Weaklend (Peter); Carissa Powers (Kip); Charles Biddle II; Cayden Haiar (Andy): great-grandchildren; Brendan
Weaklend (Julie), Evan Weaklend, Cohen Weaklend, Chloe Biddle, Kori Nuzum
(Keenan), Cooper Powers, Karsyn Powers, Colton Haiar, Ella Rose Haiar: great
great grandchild; Remy Nuzum: daughter- in-law; Carrol Biddle (Gerry Ebenreck):
brothers-in-law; Raymond Patnaude, Tom Dudeck (Barbara) Jon Dudeck:
nephews; Raymond Patnaude Jr, David Patnaude, Phillip Patnaude, Christopher
Patnaude: niece; Paulette Lukas: and many great nieces and nephews.

Visitation for Rupert will be held Tuesday, December 22, 2020, from 4 pm to 8 pm
at ST. JOSEPH FUNERAL HOME, 824 S. Mayflower Road, where a Rosary will be
prayed at 4:30 pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 am
Wednesday, December 23, 2020, at Holy Family Catholic Church. Burial will follow
at St. Joseph Cemetery.
Memorials to be directed to the family or American Cancer Society

Sources: Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com, and FindAGrave.com

01/07/2024 EJS

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