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🕊️ In Loving Memory of Varne “Butch” George Rueff

August 7, 1941 – May 29, 2025

Varne George Rueff, affectionately known as Butch, passed away peacefully on May 29, 2025, in his home in Cheboygan, Michigan, with his wife Bonnie and children Daniel Lee Rueff and Ann Marie Brown lovingly by his side. He was 83.

Butch was born on August 7, 1941, and lived a life rooted in devotion — to his family, to …

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Detroit Lions, Michigan State Spartans
Detroit Lions, Michigan State Spartans
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Born

August 7th, 1941
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Passed away

May 29th, 2025
Cheboygan, MI

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Littlefield Township Cemetery

5841 Valley Road, Alanson, MI 49706
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