Ernest Charles Ruegsegger
June 04, 1940 - March 14, 2024
Obituary
MADISON - Ernest "Ernie" Ruegsegger, age 83, passed away on Thursday, March 14, 2024 at Divine Rehab and Nursing (Lodi).
He was born on June 4, 1940, in Monroe, WI, the son of Ernest and Mary (Farr) Ruegsegger.
Ernie was a 1959 graduate from Waunakee High School. He was employed as a carpenter with Don Simon Homes and Verizon Home before contracting and consulting on his own.
Ernie loved being outdoors gardening, fishing, hunting, picking berries, hunting nuts and mushrooms and enjoyed traveling locally and to the southern US and Canada.
Ernest is survived by his brothers, David (Sandy), Daniel (Sandra ), Gary (Mary), Jeff (Sue), and Terry Larson; his sisters, Debbie Karls, Rosie Ruegsegger, and Michelle (Tim) Turner; two daughters, Zandra Ruegsegger, and Becky Ugwanna; son, Ernest "Butch" Ruegsegger, Jr.; three grandchildren, Lindsey Arnett, Emiley Arnett, and Hannah Sullivan; sister-in-law, Karen; and other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents and daughter, Cheryl Arnett; two brothers, Larry and Ray Ruegsegger; and two sisters, Pam Wipperfurth and Shirley Ruegsegger.
In honor of Ernie's wishes, private family services will be held.
Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com
Gunderson Lodi
Funeral & Cremation Care
157 South Main Street
(608) 592-3201