Maria Noemi Rudolph

MARIA NOEMI MUNOZ RUDOLPH, age 44, of Bel Air, passed on to our heavenly Father on December 16, 2005 at her home. Born in Molina, Chile, she was a homemaker and the beloved wife and best buddy for 13 years of Mark K. Rudolph of Bel Air. Maria was a member of the Aberdeen Church of Christ. She was an avid gardener, and loved animals and nature, including her two dogs. She was a wonderful wife and companion to her adoring husband, as well as a beloved daughter to her “mom” and “dad,” Jean and Carl Rudolph of Canton, GA, parents of her husband. Maria, by her very loving nature, became the center of the Rudolph family. Her contagious smile, her gentleness and endearing concern for others, and the love that she always carried in her heart, made her a friend to all who knew her. Maria’s passing brings her peace and joy with our Father in heaven. We rejoice that she is now with God and Christ Jesus, even as we mourn the loss of our beloved Maria.

In addition to her husband, Mrs. Rudolph is survived by her father, Augusto Emiliano Munoz Bravo of Chile; two brothers, Sergio Munoz, and Mauricio Munoz, both of Chile; five sisters, Rebeca Munoz, Elisa Munoz, Jacqueline Munoz, Bernarda Munoz, and Guadalupe Munoz, all of Chile; and her brother-in-law, Fred Rudolph, and his wife Amy, of Marietta, GA.

Mrs. Rudolph was predeceased by her mother, Ana Julia Cespedes Retamal.

Pallbearers will be William Allbritten, Rowe Haywood, Tom Gray, Harold Loftis, Charles Hamilton, and David Caretti.

Contributions in lieu of flowers may be sent to Johns Hopkins Sydney Kimmel Cancer Center, Development Office, 401 N Broadway, Suite 1100, Baltimore, MD 21231 (please earmark your contribution for Gastric Cancer Research).