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Robert R. Ruff

1933 - 09/24/2025

BORN

1933

DIED

09/24/2025

FUNERAL HOME

Kinkade Funeral Chapel

1235 Junction Ave

Sturgis, South Dakota

UPCOMING SERVICE

Visitation

Sep. 29, 2025

5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Kinkade Funeral Chapel

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Robert Ruff Obituary

Ruff, Robert R.

July 8, 1933 - September 24, 2025

A visitation for Robert Ruff will be held at Kinkade Funeral Chapel, Sturgis, S.D., on September 29, 2025, from 5 to 7 p.m. The funeral will be on Sept. 30, 2025, at the Sturgis Grace Lutheran Church beginning at 10:30 a.m. Burial will follow at the Vale Cemetery.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Rapid City Journal on Sep. 27, 2025.

Memorial Events
for Robert Ruff

Sep

29

Visitation

5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Kinkade Funeral Chapel

1235 Junction Ave, Sturgis, SD 57785

Sep

30

Funeral service

10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Grace Lutheran Church

1061 Sherman Street, Sturgis, SD 57785

Sep

30

Interment

12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Vale Cemetery

Cemetery Road, Vale, SD 57788

Funeral services provided by:

Kinkade Funeral Chapel

1235 Junction Ave, Sturgis, SD 57785

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