116 3rd St SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
Obituaries
The Gazette publishes obituaries on a daily basis. Use the search field above to search for obituaries by name or keyword. Readers can submit an obituary or submit a milestone to The Gazette. The obituary must be submitted before 1 p.m. for publication on thegazette.com at 6 p.m. and in the daily edition the next day, with the exception of obituaries for Sunday publication, which must be submitted by 1 p.m. on Fridays.
Ruchotzke, Roger Dean
Roger Dean Ruchotzke, 82, of Port Richey, Fla., died July 9, 2013.
Survivors include his wife, Marleen; son, Terry of Cedar Rapids; and son, Rick of Tampa, Fla..
Roger was born in Tipton, Iowa. He joined the Navy after graduating high school and moved to Cedar Rapids in 1955 where he met his wife of 56 years, Marleen. They moved to Florida in 1978 where he worked until he retired in 1999.
Condolences may be left at .
Published in The Gazette July 17, 2013.
Date of death corrected and published July 18, 2013 in The Gazette
Daily Newsletters