Rupert William BIDDLE

10 SEP 1929 - 15 DEC 2020

• BIRTH: 10 SEP 1929, Attica, Fountain, Indiana
• DEATH: 15 DEC 2020, South Bend, St Joseph, IN

• MARRIAGE: 21 MAY 1949, St Joseph County, IN

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[N26742] Rupert William Biddle
Sept. 10, 1929 - Dec. 15, 2020

SOUTH BEND, IN - Rupert was born on September 10, 1929, in Attica, Indiana, to Oliver and Mae(Williams) Biddle. On May 21, 1949 Rupert married Patricia Dudeck. They started their marriage in South Bend, Indiana and began their family that included four boys (Kenneth, Chuck, Robert and Ronald) and two girls (Kathryn and Kathleen). His first full time job was selling shoes for JC Penney's. He quickly decided retail was not for him. He was very proud of testing and being accepted into the engineering program at Studebakers in South Bend. Thus began his 31-year career as an engineer in the automotive industry. In 1963 production moved to Canada. At that point, Chrysler snatched him up and this took the Biddle family to Detroit and eventually to St Louis. Rupert loved to take his family on vacations. They traveled to many destinations such as Mackinaw Island, Lake Michigan, Quebec, the Ozarks, and the Smoky Mountains. He especially enjoyed weekend road trips. Rupert had a passion for playing sports, especially bowling, softball and basketball. He even coached the Holy Family basketball team. He never missed watching Notre Dame football or St. Louis Cardinals baseball. Rupert was active in Knights of Columbus in South Bend. He enjoyed genealogy, and with his older sister Beulah compiled books on the Biddle, Williams, and Patnaude family history. Rupert was a comedian at heart and loved a good laugh and a good story. He was preceded in death by his parents, Oliver and Mae Biddle; wife, Patricia (Dudeck) Biddle; son, Kenneth Biddle; daughter, Kathleen Biddle; son-in-law, Reginal White; sisters, Beulah Patnaude, Louise Talbott, and Vera Cooper; and brothers, Ivan Biddle, Thurman Biddle, Louis Biddle, William Biddle, and Frankie Beedle. He is survived by sons, Charles Biddle (Connie), Robert Biddle, and Ronald Biddle; daughter, Kathyrn; grandchildren, Christina Weaklend (Peter), Carissa Powers (Kip), Charles Biddle II, and Cayden Haiar (Andy); great-grandchildren, Brendan Weaklend (Julie), Evan Weaklend, Cohen Weaklend, Chloe Biddle, Kori Nuzum (Keenan), Cooper Powers, Karsyn Powers, Colton Haiar, and Ella Rose Haiar; great-great-grandchild, Remy Nuzum; daughter-in-law, Carrol Biddle (Gerry Ebenreck); brothers-in-law, Raymond Patnaude, Tom Dudeck (Barbara), and Jon Dudeck; nephews, Raymond Patnaude Jr., David Patnaude, Phillip Patnaude, and Christopher Patnaude; niece, Paulette Lukas, and many great-nieces and nephews. Visitation for Rupert will be held Tuesday, December 22, 2020, from 4 pm to 8 pm at ST. JOSEPH FUNERAL HOME, 824 S. Mayflower Road, where a Rosary will be prayed at 4:30 pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 am Wednesday, December 23, 2020, at Holy Family Catholic Church. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery.Memorials may be directed to the family or the American Cancer Society. Published in South Bend Tribune on Dec. 21, 2020.