Rufus Siegmund Jacob Hudtloff, was born on February 19, 1892, in Belle Plain, Shawano County, Wisconsin, the son of Rev. William and Ernstine (Zernikow) Hudtloff. He grew up in the Shawano and Wausau areas.
Rev. Hudtloff was a graduate of the theological seminary at Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Concordia College, St. Louis, Missouri. He lived for a time at Twin Bridges and later at Shelby, Montana, where he served at a Lutheran church. He preached on several occasions from St. Mark's pulpit in Butte, where his brother Rev. Martin Hudtloff was pastor.
He enlisted in the World War in 1917 and spent the last six months of the struggle at the front in France, where he officiated as chaplain. He was with the army of occupation in Germany and served as chaplain of the 2nd Battalion, 125th Infantry, U.S. Army and the 127th U.S. Infantry 32nd Division.
Following the war he returned to Wausau.
From the Stevens Point Journal, Oct. 6, 1922, Page 12: "In the spring of 1920 the present incumbent, Rev. Rufus Hudtloff, who had served as Chaplain of the 127th U.S. Infantry32nd Divison, and was temporarily without a permanent charge, was called. Since his installation on April 18, 1920, he has endeavored to be faithful in using God-given opportunities for the promotion of His kingdom in our midst. God has visibly blessed the cooperative and self-sacrificing efforts of the members, and so the congregation is today in a flourishing condition." Many improvements were made during his pastorate including installation of art glass windows in the church, and placing a new roof on the building and new heating systems in the church and parsonage.
He attended Central State Teachers' college during part of his pastorate. He enrolled in September, 1928, and was graduated on July 25, 1930, when he received a bachelor of education degree in the high school department.
Sadly, due to ill health, he resigned from his pastorate. Due to his experiences in the service, he subsequently suffered a nervous breakdown . On August 18, 1932, he was struck by a train, about 19 miles east of Janesville, and killed. It was not known if he fell from the train or was struck while walking. He was a mental patient at Bradley Memorial Hospital in Madison at the time of his death.
His body was returned to Stevens Point, where his funeral was held at St. Paul's with 500 people attending, including 40 pastors. He was buried at Pine Grove Cemetery in Wausau, Wisconsin, in the Hudtloff Family plot.
(Sent to me by Linda Hansen Kappell of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Stevens Point, WI; 2021-07-08)
Rev. Hudtloff was a graduate of the theological seminary at Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Concordia College, St. Louis, Missouri. He lived for a time at Twin Bridges and later at Shelby, Montana, where he served at a Lutheran church. He preached on several occasions from St. Mark's pulpit in Butte, where his brother Rev. Martin Hudtloff was pastor.
He enlisted in the World War in 1917 and spent the last six months of the struggle at the front in France, where he officiated as chaplain. He was with the army of occupation in Germany and served as chaplain of the 2nd Battalion, 125th Infantry, U.S. Army and the 127th U.S. Infantry 32nd Division.
Following the war he returned to Wausau.
From the Stevens Point Journal, Oct. 6, 1922, Page 12: "In the spring of 1920 the present incumbent, Rev. Rufus Hudtloff, who had served as Chaplain of the 127th U.S. Infantry32nd Divison, and was temporarily without a permanent charge, was called. Since his installation on April 18, 1920, he has endeavored to be faithful in using God-given opportunities for the promotion of His kingdom in our midst. God has visibly blessed the cooperative and self-sacrificing efforts of the members, and so the congregation is today in a flourishing condition." Many improvements were made during his pastorate including installation of art glass windows in the church, and placing a new roof on the building and new heating systems in the church and parsonage.
He attended Central State Teachers' college during part of his pastorate. He enrolled in September, 1928, and was graduated on July 25, 1930, when he received a bachelor of education degree in the high school department.
Sadly, due to ill health, he resigned from his pastorate. Due to his experiences in the service, he subsequently suffered a nervous breakdown . On August 18, 1932, he was struck by a train, about 19 miles east of Janesville, and killed. It was not known if he fell from the train or was struck while walking. He was a mental patient at Bradley Memorial Hospital in Madison at the time of his death.
His body was returned to Stevens Point, where his funeral was held at St. Paul's with 500 people attending, including 40 pastors. He was buried at Pine Grove Cemetery in Wausau, Wisconsin, in the Hudtloff Family plot.
(Sent to me by Linda Hansen Kappell of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Stevens Point, WI; 2021-07-08)
Rufus Siegmund Jacob Hudtloff, was born on February 19, 1892, in Belle Plain, Shawano County, Wisconsin, the son of Rev. William and Ernstine (Zernikow) Hudtloff. He grew up in the Shawano and Wausau areas.
Rev. Hudtloff was a graduate of the theological seminary at Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Concordia College, St. Louis, Missouri. He lived for a time at Twin Bridges and later at Shelby, Montana, where he served at a Lutheran church. He preached on several occasions from St. Mark's pulpit in Butte, where his brother Rev. Martin Hudtloff was pastor.
He enlisted in the World War in 1917 and spent the last six months of the struggle at the front in France, where he officiated as chaplain. He was with the army of occupation in Germany and served as chaplain of the 2nd Battalion, 125th Infantry, U.S. Army and the 127th U.S. Infantry 32nd Division.
Following the war he returned to Wausau.
From the Stevens Point Journal, Oct. 6, 1922, Page 12: "In the spring of 1920 the present incumbent, Rev. Rufus Hudtloff, who had served as Chaplain of the 127th U.S. Infantry32nd Divison, and was temporarily without a permanent charge, was called. Since his installation on April 18, 1920, he has endeavored to be faithful in using God-given opportunities for the promotion of His kingdom in our midst. God has visibly blessed the cooperative and self-sacrificing efforts of the members, and so the congregation is today in a flourishing condition." Many improvements were made during his pastorate including installation of art glass windows in the church, and placing a new roof on the building and new heating systems in the church and parsonage.
He attended Central State Teachers' college during part of his pastorate. He enrolled in September, 1928, and was graduated on July 25, 1930, when he received a bachelor of education degree in the high school department.
Sadly, due to ill health, he resigned from his pastorate. Due to his experiences in the service, he subsequently suffered a nervous breakdown . On August 18, 1932, he was struck by a train, about 19 miles east of Janesville, and killed. It was not known if he fell from the train or was struck while walking. He was a mental patient at Bradley Memorial Hospital in Madison at the time of his death.
His body was returned to Stevens Point, where his funeral was held at St. Paul's with 500 people attending, including 40 pastors. He was buried at Pine Grove Cemetery in Wausau, Wisconsin, in the Hudtloff Family plot.
(Sent to me by Linda Hansen Kappell of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Stevens Point, WI; 2021-07-08)
Rev. Hudtloff was a graduate of the theological seminary at Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Concordia College, St. Louis, Missouri. He lived for a time at Twin Bridges and later at Shelby, Montana, where he served at a Lutheran church. He preached on several occasions from St. Mark's pulpit in Butte, where his brother Rev. Martin Hudtloff was pastor.
He enlisted in the World War in 1917 and spent the last six months of the struggle at the front in France, where he officiated as chaplain. He was with the army of occupation in Germany and served as chaplain of the 2nd Battalion, 125th Infantry, U.S. Army and the 127th U.S. Infantry 32nd Division.
Following the war he returned to Wausau.
From the Stevens Point Journal, Oct. 6, 1922, Page 12: "In the spring of 1920 the present incumbent, Rev. Rufus Hudtloff, who had served as Chaplain of the 127th U.S. Infantry32nd Divison, and was temporarily without a permanent charge, was called. Since his installation on April 18, 1920, he has endeavored to be faithful in using God-given opportunities for the promotion of His kingdom in our midst. God has visibly blessed the cooperative and self-sacrificing efforts of the members, and so the congregation is today in a flourishing condition." Many improvements were made during his pastorate including installation of art glass windows in the church, and placing a new roof on the building and new heating systems in the church and parsonage.
He attended Central State Teachers' college during part of his pastorate. He enrolled in September, 1928, and was graduated on July 25, 1930, when he received a bachelor of education degree in the high school department.
Sadly, due to ill health, he resigned from his pastorate. Due to his experiences in the service, he subsequently suffered a nervous breakdown . On August 18, 1932, he was struck by a train, about 19 miles east of Janesville, and killed. It was not known if he fell from the train or was struck while walking. He was a mental patient at Bradley Memorial Hospital in Madison at the time of his death.
His body was returned to Stevens Point, where his funeral was held at St. Paul's with 500 people attending, including 40 pastors. He was buried at Pine Grove Cemetery in Wausau, Wisconsin, in the Hudtloff Family plot.
(Sent to me by Linda Hansen Kappell of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Stevens Point, WI; 2021-07-08)
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