William Max Rudow^{[1, 2]}

1893 - 1992  (99 years)

• Name	William Max Rudow
  Born	15 Feb 1893	Pembroke, Pembroke Twp., Renfrew Co., Ontario   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Business	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Rudow's Plumbing Heating and Tinsmithing
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86759949
  Occupation	1911	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Plumber, Shop
  Residence	1911	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1916	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	tinsmith
  Residence	1924	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-56618
  Died	23 Feb 1992	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 8]
  Buried	Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Person ID	I56618	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Franz "Fred" Rudow,   b. 26 Aug 1861, Peritz, , Sachsen, Germany ,   d. 28 Feb 1934  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Ernstina Schultz,   b. 1 Dec 1859, , Germany ,   d. 3 Jun 1940, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Married	20 Jul 1883	Peritz, , Sachsen, Germany   [10]
  Family ID	F10883	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Emma Wilken,   b. 2 Oct 1891, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Dec 1922, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 31 years)
  Married	3 Jul 1916	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Children	1. Kathleen "Kay" Rudow,   b. 1916, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Jul 1993, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)   2. Carl John Rudow,   b. 1918,   d. 1973  (Age 55 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F28467	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Martha O. Oelke,   b. 1888, , Renfrew Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Dec 1972, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Married	14 May 1924	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Children	1. Marguerite Rudow,   b. 12 Aug 1921, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Mar 1997, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)   2. Arthur A. Rudow,   b. 1925, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Jun 2000, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F40802	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  RUDOW, William M. On Sunday, Feb. 23, 1992, at Chateau Gardens, Elmira, William Max Rudow, in his 100th year, of Elmira. Predeceased by his first wife, Emma Wilken (1922) and his second wife, Martha Elke (1972). Dear father of Kathleen Charbonneau of Kitchener, Marguerite (Mrs. Les Marks) of Kitchener and Arthur of Elmira. Eleven grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great grandchildren also survive. Predeceased by one son, Carl; one grandson; one great-grandson, three brothers and three sisters. Bill owned and operated Rudow's Plumbing Heating and Tinsmithing in Elmira for many years. He was a member of St. James Lutheran Church, Elmira. Friends may call at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira, where the family will receive friends on Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral services will be held in the chapel on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. with Rev. Donald Stroh officiating, followed by interment in St. James Lutheran Cemetery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S199] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - St. James Lutheran Elmira CC#2800 Internet Link. Wilken/ Annie Metz Wife Of/ John R. Wilken/ Died May 2, 1921 Aged 57 Yrs./ Gone But Not Forgotten/ John R. Wilken/ Died Jan. 1, 1949 Aged 88 Yrs./ Emma Wilken Wife Of/ William Rudow/ Died Dec. 21, 1922 Aged 30 Yrs. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Martha Oelke - Rudow. [S135] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1901, Waterloo (Town/Ville) D-2 Page 1. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. William M Rudow (tinsmith of Elmira) Born: Pembroke Age: 23 Est. Birth: abt 1893 Father: Frank Rudow Mother: Christina Schultz married Emma Wilkin Age:: 23 Est. Birth: abt 1893 Born: Woolwich Father: John R Wilkin Mother: Anna Metz Wilkin married 3 Jul 1916 Marriage Place: York, Toronto [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. William Max Ruddow Date of Birth: 15 Feb 1893 Gender: Male Birth County: Renfrew Father:: Frank Ruddow Mother: Ernestina Shultz [S199] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - St. James Lutheran Elmira CC#2800 Internet Link. William M./ 1893 - 1992 [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 20540 (1924), Rudow-Alkie. William M Rudow, residence Elmira, Birth Place: Pembroke Ont Age: 31 Estimated birth year: abt 1893 Father Name: Frank Rudow Mother Name: Ernestine Schulz Spouse Name: Martha Alkie, residence Elmira, Spouse's Age: 36 Spouse Birth Place: Renfrew Co, Ont Spouse Father Name: Charles olkie Spouse Mother Name: Bertha Mielke Marriage Date: 14 May 1924 Marriage Location: Waterloo, Elmira [S199] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - St. James Lutheran Elmira CC#2800 Internet Link. RUDOW/ Martha O./ 1888 - 1972/ William M./ 1893 - 1992/ [Headstone] David RUDOW/ [Burial records -no marker] Art RUDOW buried June 13, 2000. [S176] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1911, Div. 49 Pg. 12. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), 20 Jul 1933 - 50th wedding announcement.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 15 Feb 1893 - Pembroke, Pembroke Twp., Renfrew Co., Ontario Business - Rudow's Plumbing Heating and Tinsmithing - - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Plumber, Shop - 1911 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - tinsmith - 1916 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 3 Jul 1916 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1924 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 14 May 1924 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 23 Feb 1992 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth