Rudolf endured all these trials and, although aged and sickly, was serving as a regular pioneer and an elder when his life story appeared in the August 1, 1997, issue of The Watchtower, pages 20 - 25.
त्याच्या काही काळानंतर त्यांनी आपल्या पत्नीलाही मृत्यूमध्ये गमावलं.