Charles Rukgaber Obituary
We are sad to announce that on September 7, 2022 we had to say goodbye to Charles Rukgaber of Independence, Missouri, born in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Charles Rukgaber to show support.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Miles J. Rukgaber of Mount Pleasant, Iowa. and Wilma Maxine Rukgaber (Ogg) of Mount Pleasant, Iowa.; his wife Linda June Rukgaber (Rule); and his sister Linda Rukgaber McWilliams (Lee McWilliams) of Mount Pleasant. He is survived by: his daughter Nina Mewes (Steven Noe); his grandchildren, Jessica Noe (Brandon Kalwei), Joshua Noe (Jenna Noe) of Columbia and Katelyn DeLong; his sisters, Sharon Rukgaber Messer (Robert Messer) of Mount Pleasant and Diana Rukgaber Rodgers (Ernest Rodgers) of Truth; his brother-in-law James Lee Rule (Phyllis Rule) of Macomb, Illinois.; his nieces and nephews, Mike Messer, Lisa Messer Goody (Jason Goody), Rhonda Kinney Longworth (Paul Longworth), Thomas (TJ), Kinney (Sonja Kinney), Katie Rodgers Walter (Ryan Walter), Kyla Rodgers Stephens (Brian Stephens) and Miles; his grandchildren, Roxanne and Branson; and also, Adalynn June Kalwei and Hudson Lee Kalwei.
In leu of flowers, memorials may be made in honor of Charles Michael Rukgaber to: Engineering Excellence Fund at the University of Iowa https://donate.givetoiowa.org , the United Cerebral Palsy Foundation (CPF) https://www.yourcpf.org or donations may be made directly to the family for a completion of a Butterfly Garden for the Villages of Jackson Creek to bring his project to fruition.
