Funeral services took place Jan. 21 for Rudolph Merunka, Jr., 72. He passed away Jan. 16 at Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark. Born in New York City, he moved to Jersey City in 1977. He was an U.S. Army Veteran. Rudolph was a Corrections Officer for Hudson County for seven years, retiring in 2010. He was a member of Loyal Order of Moose Lodge 266, Jersey City. Surviving are his wife Theresa (nee: Malinowski) Merunka; six children, Darlene, Richard, William, John, Michael, and Dawn Merunka; his brother Joseph Merunka; and two grandchildren Caleb Jaden and Riley Elizabeth. Services arranged by the Greenville Memorial Home, Jersey City.