Florine Evangeline Ruskaup

Florine Evangeline Ruskaup, 88, passed away Saturday April 21, 2012 in the morning at Van Wert County Hospital.

She was born January 11, 1924 in Van Wert, Ohio, the daughter of the late Erastus and Cora Bell Jenkins. On October 2, 1939, she married William (Rusty) Ruskaup in a dark green dress from JC Penney. It was her very first new dress. Rusty and Florine met at the Middle Point Quarry when he was working with the Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC). They were wed in Covington, Kentucky with a signed note from her parents. Rusty died March 3, 2002. They celebrated 62 happy years together.

She leaves a wonderful family, her children Mike (Linda) Ruskaup of Naples, FL, Timothy (Sandra) Ruskaup of Antwerp, OH, Rebecca (Jack) Woodruff of Van Wert, OH, Nannette (Steve) Ingle of Fort Wayne, IN, her grandchildren Bradley (Lori) Ruskaup of Boynton Beach, FL, Tracey Reiss of Palm Beach Gardens, FL, Craig (Chris) Ruskaup of Leo, IN, Nicole (Greg) Meyer of Decatur, IN, and Rachel (Dewey) VanWynsberghe of Van Wert, OH, and her great grandchildren, Jessica Ruskaup of Lake Worth, FL, Emma & Ellee Ruskaup, Una & Siska VanWynsberghe, and Derek & Alex Meyer. She has five cherished sisters, Velma Geisman, Jody Tindall, Helen Eberle, Betty Lewis, and Alberta (Harold) Welker. Florine was preceded in death by her dear brothers, Albert Anderson, Roger Jenkins, Bob Jenkins, Carroll Jenkins, and two infant brothers, Leo and Russell Jenkins and one infant sister, Jessie Jenkins, and by her oldest son Donald Ruskaup and two of his children Kevin and Kelley Leigh Ruskaup.

Florine was known for her pies. She baked an oven full each time with flour ground by Rusty in their gristmill. They took pleasure in many years camping at France Park in Logansport, IN in their Avion trailer. She was well known by her cackling laugh and hair in pin curls.

Florine was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses since 1953.

Friends may call at Brickner Funeral Home on Thursday April 26, 2012 from 3-8 PM. Memorial services will be Friday April 27, 2012 at 11:00 am with Don Brunner officiating. Calling from 10:00 am until time of service. Inurnment will be at Woodland Cemetery at a later date.