Frederick W. Ruckhaber

Frederick W. Ruckhaber born in Kenosha, WI, in 1949, was graduated from Bradford High School in Kenosha and attended the College of Lake County in IL. He was a highly decorated soldier in the U.S. Army from 1967-1970 where he served in Vietnam and received the Silver Star, Bronze Star V, and Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry.

He then served as a police officer for the City of Highland Park from 1970-2000, and subsequently retired in Wautoma, WI, with his wife, Jeanette, and his hunting dog, Millie. He was an avid hunter and fisherman, and wonderful husband and father.