Clarence W. Rudy, 92, was born September 18, 1926 in Massillon, Ohio. Rudy passed away on November 13, 2018 at Legacy Assisted Living Center in Mesa, Arizona. He retired from the Massillon Independent Newspaper in 1991, where he was fondly known as Clair. In his last years he enjoyed spending time on Facebook and he enjoyed communicating with his friends and family in Massillon.
Rudy was preceded in death by his parents, Andrew and Minnie Rudy; his wife, Catherine Rudy; brother, Paul Rudy; sisters, Bessie Grimminger, Gladys Grimminger, Nettie Campbell, and his twin sister, Daisy Adkins; and a grandson, Benjamin Ackley. He is survived by a daughter, Janet (John) Ackley; a son, William Allen Rudy; two granddaughters, Autumn and Kayla; four great-granddaughters, and many friends.
He will be laid to rest at Brookfield Cemetery in Massillon.
A memorial service will be held on December 8, 2018 at 1:00 pm, at Springs of Life Church, 3120 N. Arizona Ave. Ste. 104 Chandler, Arizona.
My Uncle Clarence was one of the sweetest and kindest men I have known. I have not been able to see him in recent years since I live in SC. I know my father Paul, his brother, would have liked to spend more time with him as an adult if he had not been killed in a car-train wreck when I was 4. I am so glad Uncle Clarence has had loving support from his children and grandchildren during these past years when he has had to be far from family and friends in Massillon.