Rudy F. Plate

Rudy F. Plate, 96, of Grand Island passed away Friday, March 31, 2023 at Tiffany Square Center in Grand Island. Services will be held at 2 PM Thursday, April 6th at All Faiths Funeral Home. Reverend Rudy Flores will officiate. Burial will be in the Grand Island Cemetery with military honors rendered by the U.S. Navy and United Veterans Honor Guard. Family will be greeting friends an hour prior to service time. Memorials are suggested to either the Alzheimer’s Association or Salvation Army. Rudy was born on June 2, 1926 to Rudolf and Zella Plate. He spent his early childhood with his siblings, Willis, Mary and Shirley on the family ranch in North Loup. In 1941, the family moved to Iowa, leaving Willis and Mary in North Loup to tend to the family farm. Rudy graduated from high school in Iowa in1944 and joined the Navy in 1945. He spent two years in San Diego in the service. He returned to North Loup after being honorably discharged from the Navy to help his brother run the family ranch. Rudy loved to dance and met Jeannice Fox at a local dance. They were married November 2, 1949, and had three children, Terry, Tim, and Nancy during their time on the ranch. In 1959, the family moved to Grand Island where Rudy started his lifelong career in real estate. His passion for his chosen profession was infectious and all three of his children followed in his footsteps in real estate. Rudy spent 45 years in real estate and was known for his honesty and integrity. Rudy and Jeannice spent the majority of their free time dining and dancing at the Grand Island Saddle Club. Jeannice passed away in 2011 and, in 2012, Rudy married Lois Obermeier and two families became one. Rudy and Lois also loved to dance and attended dances locally and statewide. Those who passed before Rudy include his wife, Jeannice (Fox,) his parents, Rudolf and Zella Plate, his siblings, Willis Plate, Mary Watkins and Shirley Robinson. Those who will cherish his memory are, his wife, Lois; his children, Terry (Cookie) Plate of Denver, Colorado, Tim Plate (husband-Curt Ratliff) of Grand Island and Nancy (Orlin) Faulhaber, of North Platte; grandchildren, Halley (Evan) Hankins, of McGregor, Texas, Christy Allen, of Denver, Colorado, and Drew (Jenny) Allen of Cape Coral, Florida; great grandchildren, Leighton Hankins of McGregor, Texas, Dylan Sabina of Panama City, Florida, and Stefen Sabina of Castle Rock, Colorado. Other survivors are step children, Terrie (Jim) Urban of Malvern, Iowa, Craig (Cheryl) Obermeier of Vine Grove, Kentucky and Glenn (Nancy) Obermeier of Aurora, Nebraska, and their ten grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren.

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June 2, 1926 - March 31, 2023

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June 2, 1926 - March 31, 2023

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