Rudy
Teagarden, of Lake Ozark, Missouri, formerly of Chesterton, Ind., died
Friday, February 22, 2013 in Fort Myers, Florida. He was 80.
He
was born January 12, 1933 in Gary, Ind., the son of Harold and Anna (Kienzynski)
Teagarden, both of whom preceded him in death.
He
is survived by his wife, Louise (Drummond nee Walton).
Also
surviving are his children Laureen (Scott) Fanning of Lone Jack, Mo.;
Richard Teagarden of Cameron, Mo., Steven Teagarden of Prescott, Ariz. and
their mother Patricia (Smith) Sondergaard of Kincaid, Kan.; his brother
Harold “Arvid” (Niki) Teagarden of Plano, Texas; nephews James
Teagarden, Alex Teagarden and niece Christina (Stephen) Baldwin, all of
Plano, Texas; step-children Steven Drummond, Overland Park, Kan.; Kathleen
Weatherson, Las Vegas, Nev. and Dan Drummond, Englewood, Colo.;
grandchildren Heather (Augie) Guerrero; Melissa (Justin) Hickman; Jacob
(Sharon) Teagarden; Zach Teagarden, Jed Teagarden; step-grandchildren Lane
Weatherson, Landon Weatherson; Andrew Bougher and Christopher Bougher and
nine great-grandchildren.
He
is survived by several cousins, including Ed Gustafson of Chesterton, Ind.
Also
preceding him in death was a step-daughter, Nancy (Drummond) Bougher.
Rudy
was a Class of 1951 graduate of Chesterton High School. He worked for US
Steel in Gary from 1951 to 1956; served in the US Army during the Korean
War; and worked for Amoco Oil in Chicago and Kansas City, retiring in
1988.
A
Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on March 1, 2013 at Our Lady of
Light Church in Fort Myers, Fla.
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