Norbert Valentine Rucki

1929 - 2024

Norbert Valentine Rucki

At age 94, Norbert Valentine Rucki said goodbye to his family, friends, and caregivers on June 18, 2024. Born October 28,1929, he was a proud lifelong Toledo-area resident and a veteran of the United States Air Force. He began his career in 1956 with the then-Kaiser Jeep Company and ended it 35 years later with the Chrysler Corporation. He was a devout Catholic and a generous volunteer for a number of parishes and churches throughout Toledo.

Known by most as Norb or Bert, and by his grandkids as Poppy, he was the son of William W. Rucki, a German immigrant to the U.S. and Mary Kasprzyk Rucki, a first-generation Pole. Married for 56 years to Zora Patricia Bear Rucki (deceased) he had three sons: Michael (deceased), William (Diann), and David (Pamela), along with two granddaughters, Catherine and Elizabeth. He is also survived by his sisters-in-law Janette Rucki, Carolyn Bear, and Susan Bear. He was predeceased by his younger brother Melvin.

Please join us at Most Blessed Sacrament Church - 2240 Castlewood Dr - on Thursday, June 27 at 10:00 a.m. for a gathering of family and friends and a funeral Mass at 11:00. Inurnment with Military Honors led by the VFW 606 Burial Corps will be at Resurrection Cemetery, followed by a luncheon gathering to celebrate and remember his life.

At his request, no flowers please. Should you choose, please instead make a donation to Hospice of Northwest Ohio https://www.hospicenwo.org/ or to Blessed Sacrament Church blessedsacramenttoledo.com.

The family is very grateful for and would like to give special thanks to the many friends, caregivers, and extended family members who went well above and beyond to provide him with much love, friendship, and special care throughout his long life. He appreciated you all immensely. Arrangements have been entrusted to Sujkowski Funeral Home Northpointe, 419-476-9176. Condolences and memories can be shared at www.sujkowski.com.