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Robert “Bear” Ruppel

Jun 08, 1950 - Jun 14, 2026

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Robert C. Ruppel was born on June 8, 1950 and passed away on June 14, 2026 at the age of 76. He attended local schools and graduated from Sheboygan South High School with the class of 1968. Bob loved animals and plants, enjoyed landscaping, working with metal and had an entrepreneurial spirit being a self-employed artisan and craftsman.
Bob is survived by his wife of 54 years, Linda; sister, Judith Kober; brothers and sisters-in-law, Michael (Linda) Bruder, Cathy (Frank) Laib, Liz (James) Buchen, Tricia Worth, Mary (Tom) Kellner, Tim Bruder, Peter (Janet) Bruder and Rebecca Bruder-Ebert (Jeremy Ebert). He is further survived by many nieces, nephews and great nieces and nephews. Bob is preceded in death by his parents, Christ and Leona; sister, Marilyn (John) Bresser; father and mother-in-law, John and Betty Bruder and brothers-in-law, Ronald Kober and Paul Worth.
Per Bob’s wishes no formal funeral services will be held.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff at HSHS Home Health, especially nurse Georgia Bauer, and Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice for their care of Bob.

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John L Mattern

June 18, 2026
Rupp and I met at SHS during our Junior year in "66. We had laughter together and double dated a number of times as I did not have a driver's license at that point. I used to stop in at his father's hardware shop on Calumet Drive just to look around. Rupp "worked" there for the longest time. Pretty much lost track of each other after graduating in '68. I was amazed when I found out much later that he married his date from those years... Linda Bruder! My family and the Bruder family, to me, always felt like family in the first place. And now Rupp was part of the family, too. All in all I will miss him as we were both kind of clowns during our tenure at South High. John L. Mattern SHS '68 University of Wisconsin '73 New Mexico BIA '73-'76 Albuquerque Public Schools '76-'05 RETIRED '05

Lakeshore Transportation

June 17, 2026
On behalf of everyone at Lakeshore Transportation, we extend our deepest condolences on the loss of your loved one. It was our privilege to serve them, and we are grateful for the opportunity to have been a part of their journey. They will be remembered fondly by our staff. Please know that our thoughts are with you and your family during this difficult time. We wish you comfort, peace, and strength in the days ahead. With sincere sympathy, The Lakeshore Transportation Team

Carli Jo

June 17, 2026
My dearest sympathy to the family of the man that gave me life. Rest in Peace, Dad.

Cliff and Mary Eldridge

June 16, 2026
Bear lives in our alley but most of all was neighbors with Bob for many years. Our deepest shmpathies to his family