Gordon F. Ruckdeschel Jr. Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Gordon F. Ruckdeschel Jr. of Syracuse, New York, who passed away on November 6, 2025 at the age of 76. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Gordon F. Ruckdeschel Jr. to pay them a last tribute.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Gordon Ruckdeschel and Theodora Yager Ruckdeschel. He is survived by: his wife Karen Mack; his children, Gordon Ruckdeschel III of New York City, Karen Castro of Rochester and Max Ruckdeschel (Elizabeth) of DeWitt; his grandchildren, Lauren, Dylan, Benjamin and Susanna; his stepchildren, Heather DeLand (Matthew) of London, England, Joel DeLand (Dana) of Leavenworth, KS and Cody DeLand of Harpursville; his stepgrandchildren, Kade, Finch, Carter and Ava; his siblings, John Ruckdeschel (Elaine) of Cicero, David Ruckdeschel (Kathy) of Elbridge and Brenda Brunhouse (Fred) of Fair Play, SC; and his cousin Marsha Ramirez (Armando) of Liverpool. He is also survived by several nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, Gordon requested donations be made to your local food bank during this time of need.
