Wolfgang "Rudy" Rudolf Poecker Obituary (1945 - 2021)

WATCH LIVE STREAM HERE ( 11:00 AM MDT) Wolfgang Rudolf Poecker passed away Saturday, October 16, 2021. Rudy was born March 18, 1945 in Fraureuth Germany to Rudolf Kurt and Elfriede Johanna Poecker. When he was five years old he escaped Germany with his parents and younger brother Nephi. He lived in Mesa until the age of 14 and they moved to Orem Utah. He graduated from Orem High School in 1964 and served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Southern Germany. One he returned home he attended Brigham Young University. In 1967 he married his eternal sweetheart, Cynthia Ann Hall. They lived in Provo and Pleasant Grove as a young couple. In 1968 Rudy was drafted for the Army and spent basic training in Fort Leonard Wood Missouri. He served in Vietnam from 1969-1970. When he returned home, they settled in Lindon, Utah where they raised their two children, Melissa Ann Shippen and Kurt Rudolf Poecker. He was employed at Brigham Young University for 37 years where he served as Area Supervisor for the physical facilities of 15 buildings on campus. Rudy faithfully served in many callings for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints including: Elders Quorum First Counselor, Stake Mission Leader, Bishopric Counselor, and the Stake High Council. He was presided in death by his parents: Rudolf Kurt and Elfriede Johanna Poecker and his brother Nephi Rudolf Poecker. He is survived by his wife Cynthia Ann Hall Poecker; his daughter Melissa Ann Shippen (Jay Shippen) and their children Jackson, Isabella, Lily, Beckham and his Son, Kurt Rudolf Poecker (Natie Rogerson) and their children Max and Campbell; sisters: Susan (Klaus) Piotrowski, Darlene (Roger) Stubbs, and Sonja (Kent) Peterson. He loved his Savior, and membership in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He loved his county, America, the American Flag and was proud to be a U S Army Veteran. Funeral services will be held Friday, October 22, 2021 at 11:00 am at the Lindon Central Stake Center, 56 East 600 North, Lindon where family and friends may attend a viewing from 9:00-10:45 am prior to services. Interment will be in the Lindon City Cemetery with full military honors.