Vernon R. Ruuska

He is survived by his wife, Diana J. (Wagner) Ruuska of Lewisville, TX, children, Brian (Barbara), Brenda, Gregory (Kris), Jay (Dianne), 11 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren, and siblings, Darlene (Richard), Robert, David (Hazel), Ronald (Marie), Raymond (Kathy) and Dale (Lynn).

He is preceded in death by his parents, William and Elsa (Korby) Ruuska and brother, Marvin (Barbara) Ruuska.

Born in Republic, Michigan, he attended high school in Ishpeming. In 1955, he joined the U.S. Air Force and served as an Air Policeman in Okinawa, Japan until 1958 when he moved to Minneapolis, MN and met, Diana.

He moved to Milwaukee, WI in 1959 and started his career with the Mobil Oil Corporation, married, Diana, in 1960, and began raising their family in Oak Creek, WI. His career moved them to Turnersville, NJ in 1974 and Richardson, TX in 1976. In 1981, he co-chaired a Governor’s task force on fiscal mismanagement for the State of Texas. He retired from Mobil in 1992.

Vernon’s funeral was held in Grapevine, TX on Aug. 25, 2023, with interment at the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery.