Obituary of John E. "Jack" Ruegg

John E. Ruegg of Home of the Good Shepherd in Wilton, and formerly of Meadowbrook Road, Saratoga Springs, died peacefully Friday, Dec. 24, 2010, at the Saratoga Hospital. He was 93. Born June 25, 1917, in Ridgewood, Queens, New York, he was the son of John and Josefa Ruegg. He served in the Navy during World War II, and was in training as a Navy Pilot at the wars end. After the war, he started his business career as Executive Assistant to the head of the Gertz department store in Jamaica NY, and later in retail furniture sales for Gertz. In planning for retirement Jack and his wife Eleanor began building their new home in Saratoga Springs in the fall of 1973, sadly, Eleanor passed away in the spring of 1974, before their home was completed. In addition to his parents, and his wife Eleanor E. Cullmer, he was predeceased by his sister Josephine, and his half-sisters Marie and Ann. He was also predeceased by his second wife Marion (Tad) Legere with whom he enjoyed many years of the good things Saratoga has to offer, before bravely caring for “Tad” through her fight with Alzheimer’s. John is survived by his stepsons Richard Cullmer and his wife Jill of Long Island; Warren Cullmer and his wife Janet of Long Island; one grandson, Warren Cullmer, also of Long Island; one nephew, Bill Ash of New Bern, North Carolina; and several grandnieces and grandnephews. A memorial service will be held at 11:30am Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at Flynn Bros. Inc. Funeral Home, 13 Gates Ave., Schuylerville with Rev. Martin Fisher, of Notre Dame-Visitation Church, officiating. Friends may call on Tuesday Dec. 28, 2010 from 3:00 - 7:00 p.m. and on Wednesday from 10:00 – 11:30am at the funeral home prior to the service. Memorials can be made in his memory to the Notre Dame-Visitation Church, 18 Pearl Street, Schuylerville, NY 12871.