Orion Don "Pinky" DeRuiter

1934 - 2025

Orion "Pinky" Don DeRuiter, 91 of Rochester, Indiana and formerly of the Argos community passed away November 4, 2025, at 11:48 p.m. at his residence in Wynnfield Crossing, Rochester, Indiana. On July 19, 1934, in Elwood, Illinois Pinky was born to Peter and Carrie (Vermeulen) DeRuiter. He was raised in Richland Center, Indiana and moved to the Argos community in 1965 having lived there until 2020. He had recently moved to Rochester in 2024.
On September 26, 1953, Pinky married Loretta Jean Ewing and together they shared the next 72 years.
Pinky worked for Wicks Lumber, Argos, Indiana and Indiana Truss, North Webster, Indiana until his retirement. He was a graduate of Richland Center High School with the class of 1952. He was a member of the Argos United Methodist Church, Argos, Indiana and a former member of the Plymouth Moose Lodge, Plymouth, Indiana.
Pinky is survived by his Wife – Jeanie DeRuiter of Rochester, Indiana
Son – Gary DeRuiter and wife Janet of Papillion, Nebraska.
4 Grandchildren – Kelli Hays and husband David of Plymouth, Indiana, Karri Gates and husband Chad of Fishers, Indiana, Kristi DeRuiter of Omaha, Nebraska, and Trevor DeRuiter and wife Sarah of Grand Fork, North Dakota.
9 Great Grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by her Parents, 1 Brother, 1 Sister, and one Great Grandaughter- Kendall.
Friends may visit with the family on Saturday November 8, 2025, from 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. at Argos United Methodist.
Funeral Services will follow at 11:00 a.m. at the church with Rev. Leon D. Pomeroy. Burial will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos, Indiana.
Memorial Contributions may be made to: Argos United Methodist Church, 570 N. Michigan St., Argos, Indiana 46501 or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude’s Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105.
Arrangements have been entrusted with the Earl-Grossman Funeral Home, Argos, Indiana.