Gene E. Ruehle, 90, of Tiffin, passed away Saturday, March 1, 2014 at the Ryan Hospice Home in Phoenix, Arizona.

He was born in McCutchenville, Ohio on December 1, 1923 to Glenn Ruehle and Eva (Houpt) Ruehle. He lived in Bloomville, Ohio before becoming a lifelong Tiffin resident.

He graduated from Tiffin University and married his high school sweetheart, Olive Windau on September 4, 1943 and they celebrated their 70th Wedding Anniversary this past September.

Survivors include his loving wife, Olive F. Ruehle of Tiffin; 2 sons, Richard (Dianna) Ruehle of Tiffin and Jerry Ruehle of Phoenix, AZ; 2 daughters, Jacquelyn S. Repp of Anchorage, Alaska and Patricia J. Bastani, formerly of South Africa, now living in Anchorage; 11 grandchildren; 9 great grandchildren; 2 sisters, Maxine Liss of Bristol, England and Toby Troutman of Florida; and a brother, Terry Ruehle of McCutchenville, Ohio.

Preceding him in death were his parents; brother, Nevin Walton; and a sister, Genevieve Walton.
Gene was a veteran of the United States Army having served during World War II. Mr. Ruehle retired in 1981 from Nabisco Company after 36 A½ years.

He was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church, the Elks Tiffin Lodge #94, AmVets Post #48, Eagles Aerie #402 and the American Legion.
He enjoyed following the Cleveland Indians, The Ohio State Buckeyes and he loved March Madness. Gene also enjoyed playing cards, going to Raceway Park in Toledo and supporting youth sports in Tiffin. He also enjoyed traveling to all 50 states and traveling to Phoenix and living there for three months each winter for 28 years.

His Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, March 10, 2014 at St. Mary Catholic Church with Rev. Gary Walters officiating. Burial will follow at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery, Tiffin. A Rosary will be prayed 20 minutes prior to Mass.

Friends may visit with the family from 2-5:00 P.M. on Sunday, March 9, 2014 at Hoffmann-Gottfried-Mack Funeral Home & Crematory, 236 S. Washington St., Tiffin, Ohio 44883, (419) 447-2424.

Memorial contributions may be made to Valley of The Sun Hospice Center in Phoenix, AZ, youth baseball or a charity of the donor's choice.

Condolences may be sent and the guestbook signed at www.hgmackfuneralhome.com.