David Leonard Ruhnke
December 13, 1966 - September 13, 2019
Obituary
RIO - David Leonard Ruhnke, age 52, of Rio, passed away on Friday, Sept. 13, 2019 at St. Mary's Hospital. He was born on Dec. 13, 1966, in Chicago, Ill., the son of David and Goldie (Green) Ruhnke.
David was a graduate of Lodi High School and employed with Volrath Company as a lead worker. He was an avid outdoorsman with a variety of interests including hunting, fishing, throwing horseshoes, his pontoon boat, camping at Silver Springs Campground and enjoying his "Bud Lite and Bloody Mary's".
In addition to his wife Patsy, David is survived by his children, Lisa and Ryan Ruhnke; his two grandchildren, Payton and Rory; his dad, David (Joanne); two sisters, Judy (William Pfeil) Ruhnke-Pfeil and Cheryl (Kevin) Keuler; two brothers, Craig Friberg and Scott (Jennifer) Friberg; seven special nieces and nephews; and other relatives and many friends. He was preceded in death by mother, Goldie Ruhnke; and his brother, Gene C. Ruhnke.
A celebration of Dave's life will be held at OTSEGO TOWN HALL, W3199 State Hwy. 16, Columbus, Wisc. 53925, on Saturday, October 26, 2019, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Events
Celebration of Life
Sat Oct 26, 2019 @ 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM CDT
Otsego Town Hall • W3199 St. Hwy 16, Columbus, WI 53925
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Memories
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Dawn Donalds
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Dear Patsy and Family,
This is an unimaginable loss. "Uncle Davey" was an absolute GEM and a sweetheart. I know your hearts are irreparably broken. I pray for all of you that only the "Peace that passes all understanding" will find it's way to all of you. Godspeed Davey. R.I. P. until we meet again!
JG
Jeff Gunderson
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Dear Patsy and Family,
As you know Dave was my primary production supervisor for many years at Acry Fab, Inc. Our production department performed all phases of custom product and standard product fabrication, beginning to end. Dave performed his responsibilities overseeing this daily chaos extremely well, a very creative problem-solver . What I appreciated most about Dave was his direct, honest issue assessments using no uncertain terms, I always knew right where Dave stood. Dave was one of the few that always arrived to work early. Despite the various challenges in his life he always had humor in his back pocket ready to unleash. I have nothing but fond memories of those days with Dave. He is a great man that I call friend. God bless Dave, you and your family!
NT
Nancy Thompto
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I am so sorry to hear of Dave’s passing. Although I did not know him very well we had fun playing cards together and at our euchre card group filled with friends. He’s always laughing and smiling and having a great time. He will be so missed. My prayers go out to Patsy and the rest of the family.his family. Nancy Thompto