Waterloo Region Generations
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Ruby Lorena Ludwig

Female 1914 - 2009  (94 years)


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  • Name Ruby Lorena Ludwig 
    Born 21 Aug 1914  [1
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/207002679 
    Name Ruby Lorena Rehkopf 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-229754 
    Died 26 Jul 2009  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I229754  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Edward William Ludwig,   b. 1886,   d. 1959  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Florence Annetta "Flossie" Marks,   b. 2 Mar 1891,   d. 28 Aug 1935  (Age 44 years) 
    Family ID F296509  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Harold Carl "Harry" Rehkopf,   b. 16 Sep 1907, Hanover, Bentinck Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Dec 1982, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Children 
     1. Keith Andrew Carl Rehkopf,   b. 4 Jun 1936, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Aug 1989, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F61552  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • RUBY LORENE REHKOPF (nee Ludwig) August 21, 1914 - July 26, 2009 On Sunday morning, Ruby passed away peacefully at Columbia Forest Long Term Care Centre. Ruby will be dearly missed by her children, Wayne (Lynn) Rehkopf, Waterloo, Brian (Vivianne) Rehkopf, Hesson, Debbie (Bruno) Egli, Philipsburg; daughter-in-law, Edna Rehkopf, Waterloo and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. She was predeceased by her husband, Carl Rehkopf, in 1982; her parents, Flossie and Edward Ludwig; sister, Dorothy Weiler; son, Keith Rehkopf; granddaughter, Tracey (Rehkopf) DeVries and great-grandson, Christopher Rehkopf. Ruby was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend. She was very gifted at making quilts and knitting and she loved working on crafts and ceramics. Her room at Columbia Forest was filled with her beautiful handiwork and photos of her family. Ruby's family would like to thank the staff at Columbia Forest, Forest Heights L.T.C., Trinity Village and Conestoga Lodge for their dedication and care. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Philipsburg. Visitation will be held at Erb & Good Family Funeral Home , 171 King St. S., Waterloo, on Tuesday, July 28, 2009 (today) from 7-9 p.m. and on Wednesday, July 29 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral service will take place in the chapel of the funeral home on Thursday, July 30, 2009 at 11 a.m., with Pastor Sheryl Stone officiating. Following the service, friends and family are invited to the Fireside Reception Room for refreshments. Interment at Memory Gardens will occur following the reception. For those who wish, memorial donations to Zion Lutheran Church, Philipsburg, the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario or a charity of one's choice may be arranged through the funeral home, www.erbgood.com or 519-745-8445. In living memory of Ruby a donation will be made to the Trees for Learning Program by the funeral home.

      Waterloo Region Newspaper - Jul. 28, 2009

  • Sources 
    1. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/207002679.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - 26 Jul 2009 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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