Rudolph Andrew Michalka
- Born: 15 Nov 1917, Bridgeport, CT
- Marriage (1): Joyce Lyma Willard on 7 May 1951 in ME 1
- Died: 17 Oct 2012, Oxbow, ME at age 94
 FamilySearch ID: LRGB-VTZ. Find a Grave ID: 231008887.
Events
• Graduation: Central High School, Jun 1935, Bridgeport, CT. He had no photo in his senior yearbook.
• Census, 10 Apr 1940, Trumbull, CT. 2
• Census, 3 Apr 1950, Oxbow, ME. 3
• Obituary: Bangor Daily News, 20 Oct 2012, Bangor, ME.
OXBOW - Rudolph A. Michalka, 94, died unexpectedly Oct. 17, 2012, in Oxbow. He was born Nov. 15, 1917, in Bridgeport, Conn., son of Joseph and Anna (Polisensky) Michalka.
After serving in the Army during World War II, he moved to Oxbow, married and raised his family. He farmed briefly, then went into logging for the rest of his working days. His passion was the outdoors. He was a registered Maine guide and trapper. He always raised a huge garden and enjoyed sharing its bounty with family and neighbors.
He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Joyce (Willard) Michalka; four children, Susan Bushey and husband, John, of Houlton, Daniel of Windsor, Calif., Andrew and wife, Sue, of Mapleton and Timothy and wife, Sue, of San Diego; two stepchildren, Richard Greenlaw and wife, Sue, of Gahanna, Ohio, and Judith Estey and husband, J. Wayne, of Oxbow; 13 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
At Rudy's request, there will be no funeral services. Arrangements are a service of Stimson-Ouellette Funeral Home, 114 Exchange St., Ashland. To leave condolences online, please visit www.ouellettefuneralhome.com.
Rudolph married Joyce Lyma Willard, daughter of Lyman Lester Willard and Maud Mae Junkins, on 7 May 1951 in ME.1 (Joyce Lyma Willard was born on 10 Mar 1920 in Oxbow, ME,4 5 died on 17 Aug 2021 in Oxbow, ME and was buried in Willard Cemetery, Oxbow, ME.)
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