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Rudolph Warren Noeldechen 1923 - 2015

Rudolph Warren Noeldechen of New York, New York United States was born on June 7, 1923 in Brooklyn, Kings County. Rudolph's partner was Joan Marguerite Noeldechen-Gilroy-Walter in 1953 and they later separated in 1972. They had children Joan Marguerite Noeldechen and Warren Paul Noeldechen. He would also marry Mildred Goldstein and they later divorced. Rudolph Noeldechen died at age 92 years old on June 10, 2015 in Catskill, Greene County, and was buried at Long Island National Cemetery Section 2J Site 1612 2040 Wellwood Avenue, in Farmingdale.

Rudolph Warren Noeldechen
Warren (Noel), Warren G. Noel, Warren Rudolph Noeldechen
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Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, United States
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  • Introduction

    Rudolph Warren Noeldechen was the son of Rudolph John Noeldechen and Rose Margaret Canavan. He had two siblings, Robert John Noeldechen (1919-2004) and Howard Ellsworth Noeldechen (1932-2020). He was a lifelong resident of New York. Rudolph was born on June 7, 1923 in Glendale, New York and grew up in Queens. He attended Jamaica High School. Rudolph Noeldechen served in the US Coast Guard for four years from 1942-1946 on LST 1152. He was awarded four medals for fighting in the Pacific Theater during World War II. On February 26, 1949, he married Mildred Goldstein in the Bronx, NY. Their marriage was brief, and they divorced on May 24, 1950. He also married Joan Marguerite Noeldechen-Gilroy-Walter, and they had two children together before separating in 1972. Joan Percival Walter, a New York model, fashion designer, and champion swimmer/golfer, was the mother of his twins. Later in life, he lived with Rosemary Lemke, his beloved companion. He was a funny, smart man and loved music. He joined AMSCAN in 1958, where he served as their Territorial Manager in NYC and Long Island for forty years. Rudolph Noeldechen died on his mother’s birthday, June 10, 2015 and is buried next to his infant son Warren Paul Noeldechen in Pinelawn Cemetery in New York.
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    1923

    Birthday

    June 7, 1923
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    Brooklyn, Kings County, New York United States
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    He was Irish and German. His father, Rudolph John Noeldechen, was born on April 25, 1894 in Brooklyn, NY and grew up there. He worked as the manager of a warehouse in Queens, NY and also worked in the candy distribution industry. He passed away on August 14, 1986 in St Petersburg, Florida. His parents, Rudolph's paternal grandparents were August' Max Ferdinand Nöldechen (1856-1915) of Neuhof, Bas Rhin, Alsace, France and Hedwig Tiltz (1863-1929) of Poland. His mother, Rose Margaret Canavan, was born on May 21, 1893 in Brooklyn, N and grew up there. She married Rudolph on March 5, 1916 in Queens, New York, USA and raised their family there. She passed away on June 24, 1950 in Hollis, NY. Her parents, Rudolph's maternal grandparents were John Joseph Canavan II (1868-1970) of Brooklyn, NY and Freda Jean Kloeck (1875-1946) of Brooklyn, NY.

  • Nationality & Locations

    Rudolph was a lifelong resident of New York. He was born in Glendale, New York and grew up in Queens.

  • Early Life & Education

    He attended Jamaica High School.

  • Religious Beliefs

    Rudolph was Catholic.

  • Military Service

    Rudolph Noeldechen served in the US Coast Guard for four years from 1942-1946 on LST 1152. He was awarded four medals for fighting in the Pacific Theater during World War II.

  • Professional Career

    He was a beloved and premier salesman for several companies, including Carolina Candles and Village Bath. Most notably, he joined AMSCAN in 1958, where he served as their Territorial Manager in NYC and Long Island for forty years.

  • Personal Life & Family

    Rudolph Warren Noeldechen was the son of Rudolph John Noeldechen and Rose Margaret Canavan. He had two siblings, Robert John Noeldechen (1919-2004) and Howard Ellsworth Noeldechen (1932-2020). On February 26, 1949, he married Mildred Goldstein in the Bronx, NY. Their marriage was brief, and they divorced on May 24, 1950. He also married Joan Marguerite Noeldechen-Gilroy-Walter, and they had two children together before separating in 1972. Joan Percival Walter, a New York model, fashion designer, and champion swimmer/golfer, was the mother of his twins. Later in life, he lived with Rosemary Lemke, his beloved companion.
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    June 10, 2015
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    Catskill, Greene County, New York 12414, United States
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    Long Island National Cemetery Section 2J Site 1612 2040 Wellwood Avenue, in Farmingdale, Ny 11735
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  • Obituary

    Obituary for Mr. Warren G. Noeldechen Warren G. Noeldechen (Saved by Christ) Warren G. Noeldechen (Warren G. Noel) was born in Queens Village on June 7, 1923 to Rudolph and Rosemarie Noeldechen. He was a graduate of Jamaica High School, loved Artie Shaw’s 1938 band, and served in the United States Coast Guard from 1942 – 46 on LST 1152 and awarded four medals for fighting in the Pacific Theater during World War Two. He was a well-loved premier salesman for many companies including Carolina Candles, Village Bath, most notably for AMSCAN, which he joined in 1958 and stayed with for forty years as their Territorial Manager in NYC and Long Island. He was married twice, fathered twins with Joan Percival Walter, a New York model, fashion designer, champion swimmer/golfer and lived with Rosemary Lemke, a beloved companion. He died on his mother’s birthday, June 10, 2015 and will be buried next to his infant son Warren Paul Noeldechen in Pinelawn Cemetery. Relatives and friends are cordially invited t o attend calling hours at Richards Funeral Home, 29 Bross Street, Cairo, NY, on Wednesday, June 17, 2015, from 3-5 PM. Condolences may be made at www.richardsfuneralhomeinc.net. Joan Noeldechen, daughter
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Photo of Joan Noeldechen Joan Noeldechen
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06/21/2018
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05/04/2023
I can't believe I just discovered this photo...his pose is fantastic!

Was he visiting a destroyer or off duty in his civilian clothes? There's gotta be a story with this one. Great photo thanks so much for sharing.
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06/16/2019
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03/21/2022
Three Noeldechens, a Poem
Three Noeldechens

Robert, Howard, & Warren Noeldechen



The youngest brother left for heaven just yesterday…

My wish is that these men will meet again

And have no differences,

As they did in life.

Each of them were special in their own way…

All were handsome and dynamic men who served their country…Air Corps., Navy, and Coast Guard during the Greatest Generation.

They were generous people who loved their children and their women…Grace, Joan, and Jean.

They were salesmen who lived in homes on Long Island and worked in the City.

They were Irish and German sons who loved their mother Rose Marie and helped her with the chores and the running of the home during the Depression.

These were the Noeldechen boys from Queens Village.

Men who should be remembered…

For you will not see their like again.

J. Noëldechen


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03/21/2022
The Rescue
Once, a long time ago, I remember being on the bridge of my father’s Crisscraft called The Tritan. We had been visiting with friends for the weekend. I did my usual kid activities. We were about to leave the docks. We may have been at Kismet that weekend. My father had already removed the soft nylon ropes from the poles and I was on the bridge waiting for him to come back. He did after a few moments and turned the key to the engine. Everything was routine until we looked ahead.

We were waiting for our friends to leave in their boat. To our horror as they were pulling out, the captain’s wife was removing the thick, brown ropes from the poles as the boat was moving away from the dock. The ropes pulled her around the thumb and leg and she was pulled overboard. She yelled once, but was caught up in the ropes and was being pulled forward as her husband was unaware that she was in the water.

I saw my father move toward our bow. I thought to ask him for his glasses, but we had already communicated. “Stay here, Joan.”

He dove into the water and swam to the woman. I saw him lift her above the water and keep them up, but to our horror, the husband panicked and had thrown the boat in reverse. My father was pounding the boat and yelling, “Stop the boat! Stop the boat!” He was trying to avoid getting near the propellers or being swept under the hull. The captain finally put the boat in neutral. In the meantime a rescue crew must have arrived by helicopter from the mainland hospital and some had to cut this woman from the ropes and take her to a makeshift tent on the dock so she could be stabilized before transport. All of this time I thought how could I help. I turned the engine to our boat off. My father was now out of the water and soaking wet. He had his hands on his hips and the water was all over him and the dock. He could not believe his friend who had schooled him in boating had almost backed over his wife and my father. My mother didn’t say much. I didn’t say much. I just knew my adult friend who had given me a doll, was suffering in pink blankets. Aparently she risked losing her thumb and leg and was facing several surgeries.

My father was reluctant to leave, but he did so to change clothes. He said he lost his glasses. I said, “You should have given them to me.” Of course we knew there wasn’t time. When he got to the bridge he asked me why the boat wasn’t running. I said I had shut it off, but he was more concerned that he couldn’t see well enough to drive us home. He asked me of I could help him read the red and black buoys as he read the chart. This was like the blind leading the blind but I was up for the challenge. My mother was on the lower deck by this time. We left and somehow we found our canal after about an hour on the sound. It was not the usual trip home and I felt badly knowing my dad had to clean the boat before returning home for supper.

It never occured to me that my father knew what to do until recently. He wasn’t just brave or a decent human being. He had been in the U.S. Coast Guard during the the Second World War and thank God his training kicked in, but I was too ignorant at the time to realize why and how he knew exactly what to do to save the woman. All I know is I visited the woman a few days later with my mother and she was severely injured but alive and very happy to be recovering her bed at home. I did not see her husband; my father was strangely absent, but I knew she was grateful about coming through such an ordeal and I was proud that my father had done something so selfless. Sadly we never went boating with our friends again. They gave up their boat. My father never spoke about the incident. That was Dad…




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Rudolph Warren Noeldechen Saint Augustine, 1944
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05/28/2021
Rudolph Warren Noeldechen Saint Augustine, 1944
Warren Noeldechen and buddy. 1944.
Date & Place: in St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida United States
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05/28/2021
Noeldechen Family
Wedding of Warren Noeldechen and Mildred Goldstein
People in photo include: Rudolf Noeldechen
Date & Place: in Queens County, New York United States
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Howard, Joan, & Warren Noeldechen Family
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05/28/2021
Howard, Joan, & Warren Noeldechen Family
Howard Noeldechen, Joan Noeldechen, Warren Noeldechen at Howard's wedding to Eileen. Joan designed and created her outfit.
Date & Place: in New York, New York United States
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Date & Place: in Okinawa, Okinawa Japan
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Victory Over Japan Day in Okinawa Japan, Sept 2 1945. Look at those huge grins on these sailors' faces. WW2 is over and a new life begins. Hurray!
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Date & Place: in Round Top, Greene County, New York 12473, United States
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Rudolph Warren Noeldechen Jun 7, 1923 - Jun 10, 2015
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Joan Marguerite Noeldechen-Gilroy-Walter

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Rudolph Warren Noeldechen Jun 7, 1923 - Jun 10, 2015
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Joan Marguerite Noeldechen born 1963
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Warren Paul Noeldechen May 20, 1963 - May 21, 1963
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