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Rudy family<\/a> \u00b7 Francine\u2019s family overview<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On this page:<\/strong> A life in the records<\/a> \u00b7 Family connections<\/a> \u00b7 What remains unknown<\/a> \u00b7 Sources and evidence<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joseph S. Rudy lived with his wife, Frances Okulewicz Rudy<\/a>, in Sayreville, New Jersey. Their household appears in the 1940 and 1950 censuses. Later records name the couple as the parents of Carol A. Rudy Samuel and Florence Felicia Rudy Scassera. [J1]<\/a> [J2]<\/a> [J4]<\/a> [J5]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A life in the records<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1923 \u00b7 Marriage evidence.<\/strong> The New Jersey brides index records Frances Okulewicz with husband initials J.R. on August 26, 1923, volume 30, page 448. This supports the marriage date used in the family research, but the index does not give Joseph\u2019s full name or either spouse\u2019s parents. The full certificate has not been inspected. [J3]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1940 \u00b7 Sayreville.<\/strong> Joseph Rudy is recorded as New Jersey-born in a household with Frances and their children. His age appears to read 46, but the handwriting is uncertain. [J1]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1950 \u00b7 Sayreville.<\/strong> The census records him as Joseph S. Rudy, age 52, again born in New Jersey. His exact birth date remains unresolved. [J2]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1963 \u00b7 Death and announced funeral.<\/strong> Joseph died at home in Sayreville on May 20, 1963, explicitly dated in the separate death notice accompanying his obituary. The obituary names his surviving wife, the former Frances Okulewicz, his brother Edward and sister Sophie Rhatican. The obituary does not identify his parents. Funeral services at St. Stanislaus Church and burial in the church cemetery were announced; a completed interment and plot location have not been verified. [J7]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Family connections<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Frances is recorded with Joseph in both census households. Carol\u2019s published obituary names her parents as Joseph and Frances Okulewicz Rudy. Florence\u2019s Social Security applications-and-claims index names her father as Joseph S. Rudy and her mother as Frances Okulewicz. These later sources support the family relationships, with their source limits retained below. [J1]<\/a> [J2]<\/a> [J4]<\/a> [J5]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

See Frances\u2019s Okulewicz family<\/a> for the evidence connecting her to Charles and Anna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What remains unknown<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Joseph\u2019s obituary reports Sayreville as his birthplace, but his exact birth date and his parents remain unresolved. It does not state an age. The differing census ages remain unresolved, including the uncertain reading of 46 in 1940 and the recorded 52 in 1950. Family compilations use Joseph Sylvester Rudy; the original obituary supports Joseph S. Rudy. Accounts of family origins in the former Yugoslavia do not establish his parents\u2019 origins. [J7]<\/a> [J1]<\/a> [J2]<\/a> [J6]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Rudy family account<\/a> discusses a possible earlier household and two delayed-birth-index candidates. These leads do not yet prove Joseph\u2019s parentage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sources and evidence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

[J1] 1940 U.S. census, Sayreville, Middlesex County, New Jersey, enumeration district 12-148, sheet 64A, lines 34\u201340; NARA T627, roll 2363, image 00075.<\/a> Original image checked in the family research. The enumeration-date field is blank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[J2] 1950 U.S. census, Sayreville, Middlesex County, New Jersey, enumeration district 12-241, sheet 20, April 6, 1950; NARA image 185424-0021.<\/a> Joseph and Frances appear on this sheet; the household continues on sheet 21<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[J3] New Jersey brides marriage index, 1920\u20131929, L\u2013O, archive leaf 663.<\/a> Frances Okulewicz; husband initials JR; August 26, 1923; volume 30, page 448. Index only.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[J4] \u201cCarol Samuel,\u201d Daily Democrat, September 15\u201316, 2023, hosted by Legacy.com.<\/a> Published obituary naming Carol\u2019s parents; later family evidence, not an original birth record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[J5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936\u20132007, Ancestry, record 19772268, Florence Felicia Rudy.<\/a> Indexed parents Joseph S. Rudy and Frances Okulewicz; alternate names Florence Felecia Scassera and Florence Scassera. Database transcription checked; original application not inspected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[J6] Francine genealogy research handoff and master handoff, September 2026, Rudy and Okulewicz sections.<\/a> Compiled family research supplies the fuller name and attributed oral history; it is not independent proof of Joseph\u2019s parents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[J7] \u201cJoseph S. Rudy\u201d and separate RUDY death notice, The Daily Home News, May 20, 1963, p. 14.<\/a> Original newspaper page inspected from a ProQuest research copy. The death notice supplies the exact death date; burial language announces arrangements. The obituary does not state an age. Link access may require a library subscription; no newspaper scan is reproduced here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back to the Rudy family<\/a> \u00b7 How to read the sources<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rudy family \u00b7 Francine\u2019s family overview On this page: A life in the records \u00b7 Family connections \u00b7 What remains unknown \u00b7 Sources and evidence Joseph S. Rudy lived with his wife, Frances Okulewicz Rudy, in Sayreville, New Jersey. Their household appears in the 1940 and 1950 censuses. Later records name the couple as the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-51","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nJoseph S. Rudy - The Family Opus<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Joseph S. 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