Obituary

• Publication year: 2019
• Pages: 56
• Citation: Vol. 88 No. 1 Pg. 56

Obituary No. 88 J. Kan. Bar Assn 1, 56 (2019) Kansas Bar Journal January, 2019

Rudolph F. "Rudy" Kuchan (3/5/1925 - 10/24/2018)

Rudolph F. "Rudy" Kuchan Rudolph F. "Rudy" Kuchan, 93, of Mission Hills, Kansas was born March 5, 1925 in Centerville, Iowa and passed away at home on October 24, 2018. As a kid, he enjoyed tinkering and working on electronics, ever curious of the mechanics behind the machine. After high school, Rudy joined the US Army during the end of World War II, serving overseas with the 236th Salvage Collecting Company, earning the Rank of Lieutenant. After an honorable discharge, Rudy married Mildred Elfstrom of Centerville, Iowa and to this union two children were born. He attended Drake University and graduated in 1950 with his Bachelor's Degree in Commercial Science and then obtained his law degree specializing in Commercial Law in 1954. In 1995, he retired from Berman, DeLeve, Kuchan and Chapman Law Firm. During his life, he achieved his pilot's license and truly enjoyed flying and traveling to the family's lake home at the Lake of the...