George Ruhland died Saturday, Feb. 12, at his Eden Valley home, surrounded by family. He was 77. 
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16, at Assumption Catholic Church in Eden Valley with Rev. Aaron Nett officiating. Burial will follow in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15, and one hour prior to services Wednesday, both at Assumption Catholic Church in Eden Valley. Parish prayers will be at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the church.
George N. Ruhland was born Oct. 20, 1944, to Leander and Lucy (Westrup) Ruhland. He honorably served our country in the United States Army. George married Mary Jo Schoeberl on May 14, 1966, in Rush City, Minn. George was known for his great sense of humor. He told a lot of jokes, sometimes the same joke a hundred times. He liked to work, and he always worked until the job was done. George loved fixing things, and he was always looking for projects to do. He owned Ruhland Hardware for 33 years, and Suds Hut in Eden Valley with his son Randy. George was a member of the Meeker Memorial Hospital Board of Directors, Eden Valley EDA, Eden Valley Fire and Rescue Squad, Eden Valley Chamber of Commerce, Assumption Building Committee, Eden Valley American Legion Post #381, Eden Valley Rental Corporation, Knights of Columbus, Koinonia Board, Assumption Guitar Group, and the Jaycees. He also made many missions trips with friends and family, TEC and REC retreats. He participated in the Eden Valley Bicentennial Celebration, and he went on several “nun runs” as he liked to call them. George loved deer hunting, fishing, playing cards, and travel. In 2000, George went to Italy and met Pope Saint John Paul II. George also loved his family, and he will be dearly missed by all who knew him.
George was preceded in death by his parents; sisters Kay (and George) Olson, Judy (and Gene) McCann, Evelyn Ruhland, and Margaret Ruhland; brothers Ralph Ruhland, Larry Ruhland, and Tom Ruhland; and brother-in-law Phil Asfeld.
He is survived by his wife Mary Jo of Eden Valley; children Sister Mary Joanna of the Religious Sisters of Mercy of Alma, Mich., Randy (and Julie Furey) Ruhland of Eden Valley, Melissa (and Ernie “Hank” Junker) Ruhland of Maple Grove, and Brian (and Mary) Ruhland of Rockville; sisters Luella (and Orville) Cremers, Mary Lee Ruhland, Jeanette (and Tom) Erickson, and Irene (and Ross) Rossmeisl; sisters-in-law Rosie Becker, Barb Ruhland, and Mary Ann Ruhland; and two grandchildren, Ellie and Nathan Ruhland.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Home in Eden Valley.
George Ruhland, 77
