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Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Gary Lewis Ruegsegger
Age: 75
City: Williamsburg
Funeral Home
Powell Funeral Home
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Gary Lewis Ruegsegger
Gary Lewis Ruegsegger
Williamsburg
Gary Lewis Ruegsegger was born October 28, 1950, in Sigourney, Iowa, the son of Ivan Duane and Marie Jean (Meyer) Ruegsegger. He attended Pilot Grove Country School, West of Williamsburg. He worked with REA in Conroy for many years. Gary attended St. Paul Lutheran Church in Williamsburg and participated in the Special Olympics. He enjoyed tractors, reading, writing in a daily journal and anything pink. Gary died on Sunday, January 18, 2026, at Compass Memorial Healthcare in Marengo, at the age of 75 years.
He is survived by his siblings SA Ricci Utley of Cedar Rapids, Ivan Ruegsegger of Atkins, Bryan Ruegsegger of North English, Brent Ruegsegger of Iowa City, and Karla (James) Bryant of Amana; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded by his parents and a brother Alan Caise.
Celebration of Life Service: 11:00 am on Friday, January 23, 2026, at the Powell Funeral Home in Williamsburg. Burial to follow at the Champion Hill Cemetery, near North English. Visitation: Friday, from 10:00 am until service time. Memorials may be given to the Williamsburg Library. Messages and tributes may be left at www.powellfuneralhomes.com.

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