Obituary

Kenneth E. Rupp

Obituary

Kenneth E. Rupp, 69, a retired Mennonite minister and computer programmer, died April 27, 2010, at Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, Mo.

He was born on April 23, 1941, to Emil and Marie Rupp in Mountain Lake, Minn.

Ken graduated from Mountain Lake High School in 1959, Bethel College in 1963 and Associated Mennontie Biblical Seminary in 1966.

He later earned a degree in computer programming from ECPI in 1987.

Ken married Anne Neufeld in September 1966.

He was a pastor at Turpin Mennonite Church in Turpin, Okla., and later at Beatrice Mennonite Church in Beatrice, Neb.

In 1974, he and his wife, Anne, began a team ministry at Pleasant Oaks Mennonite Church in Middleburry, Ind., which they continued at Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church in Goessel.

Upon retirement, Ken focused on his many hobbies, which included woodworking, camping and photography. A skilled woodworker and craftsman, he built cribs and furniture for his two grandsons. He also lent his woodworking skills to his church, his siblings and his son for a variety of projects.

He is survived by his wife, Anne Neufeld Rupp of Olathe; his son Byron K. Rupp and Alyssa L. Rupp and their sons Braden and Keaton, all of Andover; brothers Robert Rupp of Minnetonka, Minn., and Lester Rupp of Mountain Lake, Minn.; and sister Marylin Franz of Minneapolis.

He was preceded in death by his father, Emil Rupp, in 1993; and his mother, Marie Rupp, in 1991.

A memorial service will be at 3 p.m. on May 16, at Bethel College Mennonite Church with Pastor Robert Kaufman of Rainbow Mennonite Church in Kansas City, Kan. officiating.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Kansas City Hospice House, 1200 Wornall Road, Kansas City, MO 64145 or Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary, 3003 Benham Ave., Elkhart, IN 46517.