Statler Family Obituaries
Ruesler, Harry D.
Harry D. Ruesler, 92, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Friday, January 20, 2012, at the Lutheran Home.
He was born March 25, 1919, in Oak Ridge, to Charles and Emma Grebe Ruesler. He and Olga Best were married September 27, 1947, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau.
Harry honorably served in the U.S. Army Air Corps from July 2, 1941 to November 30, 1945.
He worked many years as office manager for the former Moon Distributing Co. in Cape Girardeau, retiring in the mid 1980’s.
He had been a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau since his marriage to Olga.
Survivors include his loving wife of 64 years, Olga of Cape Girardeau; two sons, Gerald Ruesler of Cape Girardeau and Michael (Linda) Ruesler of O’Fallon, Mo.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Mary Kay Ruesler, May 12, 1998; two brothers, Willie and Edmund Ruesler; and a sister, Delia Mangels.
Friends may call Monday, January 23, from 9:30 AM to time of service, at McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.
Funeral service will be Monday, at 11 AM, at the funeral home, with the Rev. Douglas Breite officiating.
Interment will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery in Cape Girardeau, with military honors.
Memorials may take the form of contributions to the American Cancer Society or the American Diabetes Association.
Printed in the Sunday, January 22, 2012 edition of the Southeast Missourian, Cape Girardeau, MO.
©2012 by David Statler of StatlerWeb