Richard “Dick” Ruf, of Springfield, Ore. died of natural causes on Jan. 17, 2021. He was 94.
Dick was born on Aug. 8, 1926 to William and Augusta (Heller) Ruf in Brooklyn, N.Y., and had an older brother, Bill.
Dick was raised in Livingston Manor, N.Y. He graduated from high school at 16 years old in 1942. He served in the United States Army Air Corps in the Asian Occupation during World War II.
He graduated from Biola…
