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Robert J. Ruff

Long-time Moses Lake resident Robert J. Ruff, 94, died in an assisted-living facility in Portland, Ore. September 5, 2015.

Born in 1921, the third of six children of John and Pauline Ruff on a farm near Ruff, Wash., Bob lived and farmed in the Moses Lake area all of his life.

He is survived by his brother, Edwin Ruff of Boise, Idaho and seven nieces and nephews. He was always the favorite uncle who donned the Santa suit at Christmas to hand out the presents. Bob was most proud of his service in General Patton’s Third Army tank corps during WWII. Bob saw action at Normandy, the Battle of the Bu...

 

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