Rudy Mancke dies aged 78: Cause of death, wife Ellen, children & obituary

Rudy Mancke, a famous South Carolina naturalist who shared how everyone is connected to nature has passed away at the age of 78.  His death was reported by South Carolina Public Radio.

Rudy Mancke’s cause of death and funeral arrangements

According to the information gathered, the famous South Carolina naturalist passed away in the hospital after battling with liver disease for the last several months.

His cause of death was made known to the general public by his widow, Ellen, who told South Carolina Public Radio.

He passed away on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, surrounded by his friends and his family. His funeral arrangements have not been made yet.

Rudy Mancke’s wife and children

He was a married man at the time of his death having been married to Ellen Mancke. There is little information about his married life with his widow since he managed to keep his private life away from the general public.

We are yet to confirm whether or not he was a father at the time of his death since his children have not been documented.

Mancke grew up in Spartanburg as the eldest of four children. He graduated from Wofford College and took graduate courses at the University of South Carolina. According to the information gathered, he considered becoming a doctor before going the naturalist route.

Mancke was a natural history curator at the South Carolina State Museum and a high school biology and geology teacher before his work with South Carolina Educational Television.

He was the host of South Carolina Public Radio’s NatureNotes and SCETV’s NatureScene, which aired on SCETV, the state’s PBS network, for 25 years, from 1978 to 2002.

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