Merced Sun-Star, July 10, 1933: MRS. RODUNER DIES AT HOME
Mrs. John A. Roduner, 72, died at the family home at 436 Twenty-second street Saturday evening at 9:30 following a protracted illness. Services will be held at the mortuary parlors of Welch and Griffin Tuesday at 2 p.m. with entombment in Evergreen Mausoleum. The Rev. David McMartin of the Presbyterian church will officiate.
Mrs. Roduner was of the pioneer Arthur family of Hornitos. She was Harriet Garner Arthur, born in Steubenbille, Ohio Jan. 1, 1861. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Arthur came to California in 1862, when she was a baby. They settled in Coulterville, the father carrying on his trade of blacksmith and carriage maker.
Married in 1879
In 1870 the family moved to Hornitos where Arthur plied his trade many years. There on Nov. 7, 1879 Harriet married John A. Roduner. They went to the Roduner ranch seven miles southwest of Merced where they lived 45 years, moving into Merced in 1924. John Roduner died April 5, 1931.
All of the 10 Roduner children were born on the ranch J. Edward, George A., James Elmer, Charles Roscoe, Walter P. Roduner, Mrs. S. W. (Belle) Hail and Mrs. C. A. (Mary) Blauert, all of Merced, and Robert S. Roduner of Sacramento, Julia E. and Cornelius A. Roduner are deceased. There are 19 grandchildren.
Other Relatives
Mrs. Roduner was the eldest of 11 children of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Arthur of whom three survive -- Mrs. T. E. (Thirsa) Hunt of Lodi, Mrs. Elizabeth Pearson of Visalia and William Arthur of Hornitos. Mrs. Roduner was a member of the Women of Woodcraft and Pythian Sisters.
Active pallbearers Tuesday will be chosen from members of the family. The following will serve as honorary pallbearers: R. Barcroft, P. J. Thornton, J. C. Ivers, William McCorry Jr., John Wolfsen, Fred Bedesen and Dan McNamara.

Merced Express, Friday, July 14, 1933: MRS. JOHN A. RODUNER PASSES AWAY
Mrs. Harriet G. Roduner, widow of the late John A. Roduner, and a member of a pioneer Mariposa county family, passed away at her home at 436 Twenty-second street last Saturday evening, death following a long period of ill health due to the infirmities of advanced age.
Funeral services, at which the Rev David McMartin officiated, were held in the Welch & Griffin chapel Monday afternoon, and the remains were laid to rest in Evergreen mausoleum. Her sons and sons-in-law served as active pallbearers, and the honorary pallbearers were P. J. Thornton, R.
Barcroft, J. C. Ivers, W. F. McCorry, J. H. Wolfsen, J. F. Bedesen and D. L. McNamara.
Mrs. Roduner was born at Steubenville, Ohio, January 1, 1861, and was brought by her parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Arthur, to California the following year, the family first settling in Coulterville and later moving to Hornitos, where for many years her father conducted a black smithing business. There she grew to womanhood, and in 1879 was married to John A. Roduner. The young couple established their home on the Roduner ranch about seven miles southwest of Merced, where they were engaged in farming and dairying until 1924, when they retired and came to this city to reside. Mr. Roduner passed away about two years ago. She was a most estimable woman, devoted to her home and her family, and was highly respected by all who knew her. She was a member of the Pythian Sisters and of the Women of Woodcraft.
She leaves two daughters and six sons– Mrs. Belle Hail and Mrs. Mary Blauert of Merced; Edward, George, Elmer, Roscoe and Walter Roduner of Merced and Robert Roduner of Sacramento. There are also two sisters and a brother - Mrs Thirsa Hunt of Lodi, Mrs. Elizabeth Pearson of Visalia
and William Arthur of Hornitos.

Married November 15, 1879 Mariposa Gazette:
RODUNER- ARTHUR- At Hornitos, Mariposa County, November 7th, 1879, at the residence of the brides parents, by S.W. CARR, Justice of the Peace, John A. RODUNER to Miss Harriet ARTHUR.

RODUNER/ARTHUR marriage Nov 15,1879 Mariposa Gazette
From Hornitos. Hornitos , November 6, 1879. Editor Gazette: The marriage of Miss ARTHUR, the beautiful and amiable daughter of our well known citizen Bob ARTHUR, the blacksmith, to Mr. J. RODUNER, of Merced county, caused a great flutter of excitement in our quiet camp today. The bride being a very popular young lady, the whole neighborhood turned out to give her a first-class "send off." The display of costly presents showed the high estimation in which the young lady was held by her friends. Mr. RODUNER, the happy bridegroom is a fine looking young man with a most enviable reputation, beloved by all who know him, and with integrity and energy enough to ensure him bright success in the future. The brides parents must feel great satisfaction, even amid the sorrow of parting with so lovely a daughter, that she has passed into such worthy hands. The bridescake, a present from a old friend, was a most artistic structure, which rivaled all former bridescakes that have appeared in this section, and was only a little less in size than the Capitol at Washington! Bob ARTHUR did his best to console the guest for the loss of their favorite by a unlimited supply of the finest champagne. This did prove to be some consolation for some men who had not tasted liquor for years were known to indulge to the extent of several glasses. After a great deal of kissing (in which we had a share) and handshaking, the happy twain left in a buggy, amid a shower of the most superannuated ( and therefore lucky) boots and shoes for their new home, with the best wishes of this whole community for their future success and happiness.

History of Merced County: History by John Outcalt 1925
John A. Roduner
One of the prosperous and well-known ranchers and dairymen of Merced County, John A. Roduner has spent most of his life in the San Joaquin Valley, and has thus become well versed in its possibilities, both as to soil and climatic conditions, and in the products best calculated for successful growth in this most fertile region of California, and his success has been founded on the knowledge thus gained and on its practical application. He is a native of Minnesota, born March 10, 1853, at St. Anthony Falls, the eldest of two sons born to his parents. His father, John Roduner, was born in Switzerland on August 24, 1824, and came to the United States in 1846, with his parents, first locating in New York, then moving to Wisconsin, and later to Minnesota, following his trade of carpenter. He came to California in 1863, via Panama, bringing his family with him; they boarded the steamer Ocean Queen from New York, and from the Isthmus came on the Golden Shore to San Francisco. Locating in Stockton, Mr. Roduner, Sr., there worked at his trade as carpenter until he retired from active business cares. His wife died in Stockton on September 2, 1902, and that same year he came to Merced County and made his home with his son, until his death on August 19, 1909, at the age of eighty-four years. The mother is also buried in Merced County.
John A. Roduner received his education in the public schools of Stockton, and also took a course at Heald's Business College, in San Francisco. He then followed teaming for ten years, in Stanislaus, Mariposa and Merced Counties, coming to the latter in 1869, as a teamster hauling grain to Murray's Mill near Snelling. In 1871 he located in the county and worked for John Montgomery, and in 1879 located on land seven miles southwest of Merced in Merced County, 140 acres of which was given over to grain raising, and the balance to alfalfa and stock. In 1886 or 1887 he developed a fine nine-inch artesian well on his ranch, with an inch and a half flow at the top, and flowing 24,000 gallons every twenty-four hours, and this is the only one of five wells that is now flowing. Ranching was a little harder in his earlier days of development work, and it meant hard application and good management to bring land to where it meant success for the owner, and future prosperity for the whole section of which his life and work are a part. Of late years Mr. Roduner has been engaged in raising registered Holstein dairy cattle, and he own a herd of 200 fine cattle of this breed, Milking sixty-five cows; he was a breeder of pure bred Poland-China hogs, but since his son has taken over the ranch, he changed to Red Durocs. During 1891-96, he conducted a retail milk delivery in Merced, supplying a large patronage.
At Hornitos, Mariposa County, on November 7, 1879, occurred the marriage of John A. Roduner to Miss Hattie Arthur, who was born in Ohio, and brought to California in 1862, a babe in arms, and the eldest of ten children born to Robert and Belle (Steele) Arthur, both natives of Ohio, the father a blacksmith by trade and a pioneer in that business at Coulterville, and Hornitos, the State. Ten children have blessed the marriage of Mr. and Mrs Roduner: J. Edward; George A. Belle, the wife of Samuel Hale; Julia, deceased; J. Elmer; Mary, wife of C. A. Blauert; C. Roscoe; Cornelius A., deceased; Walter P., who now rents his father's ranch; Robert S., of Merced. Two sons, C. R. Roduner and Walter P., served their country in the World War; C. R. as a corporal in the A.E.F. from May, 1917, to July, 1919, receiving his honorable discharge at the Presidio, San Francisco. He is a member of the Merced American Legion post. Walter P. served in the U.S.N.R., attending the Radio School of the 12th Naval District, and received his honorable discharge September 30, 1921. In October, 1924, Mr. Roduner retired from the ranch and now lives at 436, Twenty-second Street, Merced. Fraternally, he belongs to Merced Lodge No. 1240, B. P. O. E.; Yosemite Lodge No. 30, K. of P., and the Woodmen of the World.

Merced Sun Star, April 6, 1931: JOHN A. RODUNER, PIONEER RANCHER DIES IN MERCED
Funeral To Be Held Here Tuesday Morning With Lodges in Charge
Retired Rancher Leaves Large Family in District; Here 60 Years
John A. Roduner, 78, resident of Merced county for more than 60 years, died at his home at 436 Twenty-second street yesterday morning at 8:15 o'clock. The body is at the undertaking parlors of Welch and Griffin.
The funeral will be held from the mortuary chapel Tuesday at 2 p.m. Interment will be in Evergreen mausoleum. The Elks and the K. of P. Lodges will have charge of the service, with the Rev. W. H. Hawken of Fresno officiating.
Roduner was born at St. Anthony Falls, Minn., March 10, 1853, the eldest of two sons. His father, John Roduner, was a native of Switzerland, a carpenter by trade.
To State in 1863
The family came to California in 1863, via Panama. They located in Stockton where the senior Roduner built part of the Stockton state hospital. Mrs. Roduner died in Stockton in 1902, and that same year the senior Roduner came to Merced county and made his home with his son until his death in 1909.
John A. Roduner went to school in Stockton and took a course at Heald's business college in San Francisco. He followed teaming for 10 years in Stanislaus, Mariposa and Merced county in '69 as a teamster hauling grain to Murray's mill near Snelling. In 1871 he worked for John Montgomery.
In 1879 Roduner located on land seven miles southwest of Merced on Owens creek, which he purchased from P. D. Wigginton. here he carried on farming, stock raising and finally dairying. In 1924 Roduner retired from the ranch and moved into Merced.
Lodge Member
He was a member of the Elks, Knights of Pythisa and Woodmen of the World Lodges.
At Hornitos county, Nov. 7, 1879, Roduner married Hattie Arthur who survives. Ten children were born to them eight of whom survive.
Of these J. Edward Roduner works for the Yosemite Valley railroad. George A. Roduner lives on the ranch. Mrs. Samuel (Belle) Hail is in Merced. Julia died in 1911 at the age of 19. J. Elmer Roduner is a Merced carpenter. Mrs. C. A. (Mary) Blauert is in Merced. Cornelius A. ("Neil") Roduner died in 1916 at the age of 26. Charles Roscoe Roduner is in Merced. Walter P. Roduner is farming on the Ranch, Robert S. Roduner is in Sacramento. Charles G. Roduner, John Roduner's brother, survives in Los Angeles. There are 18 grandchildren.