Info provided by Karin King (#47469179)
Young Decatur Lad Loses Long Battle
Ten-year-old Rudy Darrel Mauller, lost his courageous 18-month battle against bone cancer this morning when he died at 7 o’clock at his home, 227 south Seventh street.
Rudy, despite having suffered the amputation of his right leg in May of 1962, continued active in sports and other activities both last year and this past summer, but his condition became serious two weeks ago.
The undaunted lad attended the Lincoln grade school last year and would have been a member of the fifth grade class this year but was unable to enter the school in September because of his illness.
Played Baseball
Despite his handicap, Rudy served as bat boy for the Indiana of the Decatur Little League during the past season, and played with the Steiner team in the Wildcat league at Northwest diamond, whose coach is Floyd Reed, Northwest school principal. He was selected as a member of the Wildcat All-Star team chosen at the close of the season.
The boy was stricken in the spring of 1962, and on advice of local physicians and Fort Wayne specialists, was taken to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., where the surgery was performed in May of last year.
While in the Minnesota hospital, Rudy celebrated his ninth birthday May 11, 1962, and received more than 600 cards and letters from Decatur residents. This was a record at the hospital whose nurses arranged a special birthday party for him.
Funeral Thursday
The boy was born in Decatur May 11, 1953, the son of Harry I. and Betty B. Harman-Mauller.
Surviving in addition to his parents are a brother, Roger D. Mauller, at home; and the grandparents, Mrs. A. L. Harman of Decatur, and C. C. Harman of Wren, O.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Zwick funeral home, with the Rev. Argo Sudduth officiating. Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. Tuesday until time of the services. ( Monday Oct. 7, 1963 )
Young Decatur Lad Loses Long Battle
Ten-year-old Rudy Darrel Mauller, lost his courageous 18-month battle against bone cancer this morning when he died at 7 o’clock at his home, 227 south Seventh street.
Rudy, despite having suffered the amputation of his right leg in May of 1962, continued active in sports and other activities both last year and this past summer, but his condition became serious two weeks ago.
The undaunted lad attended the Lincoln grade school last year and would have been a member of the fifth grade class this year but was unable to enter the school in September because of his illness.
Played Baseball
Despite his handicap, Rudy served as bat boy for the Indiana of the Decatur Little League during the past season, and played with the Steiner team in the Wildcat league at Northwest diamond, whose coach is Floyd Reed, Northwest school principal. He was selected as a member of the Wildcat All-Star team chosen at the close of the season.
The boy was stricken in the spring of 1962, and on advice of local physicians and Fort Wayne specialists, was taken to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., where the surgery was performed in May of last year.
While in the Minnesota hospital, Rudy celebrated his ninth birthday May 11, 1962, and received more than 600 cards and letters from Decatur residents. This was a record at the hospital whose nurses arranged a special birthday party for him.
Funeral Thursday
The boy was born in Decatur May 11, 1953, the son of Harry I. and Betty B. Harman-Mauller.
Surviving in addition to his parents are a brother, Roger D. Mauller, at home; and the grandparents, Mrs. A. L. Harman of Decatur, and C. C. Harman of Wren, O.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Zwick funeral home, with the Rev. Argo Sudduth officiating. Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. Tuesday until time of the services. ( Monday Oct. 7, 1963 )
Info provided by Karin King (#47469179)
Young Decatur Lad Loses Long Battle
Ten-year-old Rudy Darrel Mauller, lost his courageous 18-month battle against bone cancer this morning when he died at 7 o’clock at his home, 227 south Seventh street.
Rudy, despite having suffered the amputation of his right leg in May of 1962, continued active in sports and other activities both last year and this past summer, but his condition became serious two weeks ago.
The undaunted lad attended the Lincoln grade school last year and would have been a member of the fifth grade class this year but was unable to enter the school in September because of his illness.
Played Baseball
Despite his handicap, Rudy served as bat boy for the Indiana of the Decatur Little League during the past season, and played with the Steiner team in the Wildcat league at Northwest diamond, whose coach is Floyd Reed, Northwest school principal. He was selected as a member of the Wildcat All-Star team chosen at the close of the season.
The boy was stricken in the spring of 1962, and on advice of local physicians and Fort Wayne specialists, was taken to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., where the surgery was performed in May of last year.
While in the Minnesota hospital, Rudy celebrated his ninth birthday May 11, 1962, and received more than 600 cards and letters from Decatur residents. This was a record at the hospital whose nurses arranged a special birthday party for him.
Funeral Thursday
The boy was born in Decatur May 11, 1953, the son of Harry I. and Betty B. Harman-Mauller.
Surviving in addition to his parents are a brother, Roger D. Mauller, at home; and the grandparents, Mrs. A. L. Harman of Decatur, and C. C. Harman of Wren, O.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Zwick funeral home, with the Rev. Argo Sudduth officiating. Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. Tuesday until time of the services. ( Monday Oct. 7, 1963 )
Young Decatur Lad Loses Long Battle
Ten-year-old Rudy Darrel Mauller, lost his courageous 18-month battle against bone cancer this morning when he died at 7 o’clock at his home, 227 south Seventh street.
Rudy, despite having suffered the amputation of his right leg in May of 1962, continued active in sports and other activities both last year and this past summer, but his condition became serious two weeks ago.
The undaunted lad attended the Lincoln grade school last year and would have been a member of the fifth grade class this year but was unable to enter the school in September because of his illness.
Played Baseball
Despite his handicap, Rudy served as bat boy for the Indiana of the Decatur Little League during the past season, and played with the Steiner team in the Wildcat league at Northwest diamond, whose coach is Floyd Reed, Northwest school principal. He was selected as a member of the Wildcat All-Star team chosen at the close of the season.
The boy was stricken in the spring of 1962, and on advice of local physicians and Fort Wayne specialists, was taken to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., where the surgery was performed in May of last year.
While in the Minnesota hospital, Rudy celebrated his ninth birthday May 11, 1962, and received more than 600 cards and letters from Decatur residents. This was a record at the hospital whose nurses arranged a special birthday party for him.
Funeral Thursday
The boy was born in Decatur May 11, 1953, the son of Harry I. and Betty B. Harman-Mauller.
Surviving in addition to his parents are a brother, Roger D. Mauller, at home; and the grandparents, Mrs. A. L. Harman of Decatur, and C. C. Harman of Wren, O.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Zwick funeral home, with the Rev. Argo Sudduth officiating. Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. Tuesday until time of the services. ( Monday Oct. 7, 1963 )
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