Obituary of Lawrence Ruelle

A Funeral Mass for SSG Lawrence J. Ruelle, (U.S. Army, Ret.), 84, of Columbia will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 7, 2012 at St. John Neumann Catholic Church with full military honors and interment to follow in Greenlawn Memorial Park. The Knights of Columbus will serve as Honorary Pallbearers. The family will receive friends from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. on Friday evening at the funeral home. On-line condolences may be sent to www.greenlawn-columbia.com. The family has entrusted Greenlawn Funeral Home with the arrangements. SSG Ruelle departed this earthly life on Tuesday, January 3, 2012. He was born in Oconto, Wisconsin to the late Gustiv Ruelle and Zetta DeHut Ruelle. SSG Ruelle was a member of St. John Neumann Catholic Church. He was also a member of the Knights of Columbus, DAV #13, VFW, and NCOA. SSG Ruelle retired from the United States Army after 22 years of dedicated service to our country which he served in WWII, Korean War, and Vietnam. SSG Ruelle was predeceased by his wife, Eleonore Ruelle. Surviving are his loving daughters and son-in-laws, Margarete and Ernest Lopez and Heidi and Charles Thornton; two grandchildren, Steven and Chrissy Lopez and Christina and John Payne; three great-grandchildren, Zackary Payne, Savannah Payne, and Justin Lopez; a sister and brother-in-law, Carol and Clem Gehrke; a devoted companion, Helga Tsuboi; a host of other loving relatives and friends that will miss him dearly.