Duane Edwin Ruckman

1930 - 2020  (89 years)

• Name	Duane Edwin Ruckman  [1, 2]
  Birth	18 Oct 1930	..., Whitley, Indiana   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	18 Feb 2020	..., Allen, Indiana   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I85269	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2022

  
  

  Father	Maurice D. Ruckman,   b. 27 Mar 1905, Union, Whitley, Indiana d. 17 Apr 1988, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Winona Miller,   b. 9 Apr 1906, Silver Lake, Kosciusco, Indiana d. 4 Oct 1998, Warren, Huntington, indiana (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F39152	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gloria Ann Routt,   b. 29 Oct 1933, ..., Huntington, Indiana d. 30 Dec 2010, Columbia, Whitley, Indiana (Age 77 years)
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Rachel A. Ruckman
  Family ID	F39178	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2017

  
  

• Notes

  Albion New Era (IN) March 4, 2020 CHURUBUSCO -- Duane E. Ruckman, 89, of Churubusco, Indiana, passed away at 1:04 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020, at Lutheran Hospital. Born on Oct. 18, 1930, in Whitley County, Indiana, he was the son of Maurice and Winona (Miller) Ruckman. He grew up on the family farm in Union Township, graduating from Coesse High School with the Class of 1948. While serving in the U.S. Air Force, Duane married Gloria A. Routt on Dec. 25, 1951. Duane worked for more than 20 years at WT Grants and retired at the age of 77 from Imperial Trophy. He loved his family dearly, was an avid coon hunter and was a lifetime member of Whitley County Coon Hunters Club. Survivors include his children, Penny (Marvin) Olson, of Elkhart, David (Teresa) Ruckman, of Churubusco, Bryan (Gwynne) Ruckman, of Columbia City, and Rachel (Ned) Kahlenbeck, of Churubusco; sister, Lola Ford, of Fort Wayne; 12 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren and expecting three more; and one great-great-grandson. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Gloria Ruckman; brother, Lynn Ruckman; two grandsons; and one great-granddaughter.

  
  

• Sources

  [S27139] Family records and notes courtesy of Beverly Gene Pearce Haskell, (for the Haskell Family Association). [S51713] Find-a-Grave, Duane Edwin Ruckman BIRTH 18 Oct 1930 Whitley County, Indiana, USA DEATH 18 Feb 2020 (aged 89) Allen County, Indiana, USA BURIAL Burial Details Unknown MEMORIAL ID 207210742 (Reliability: 3). [S74258] Obituary, Albion New Era (IN), Duane E. Ruckman, (March 4, 2020).