{"id":28218,"date":"2026-01-21T07:03:35","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T13:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=28218"},"modified":"2026-01-21T07:03:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T13:03:35","slug":"robert-e-bob-rueter-74-of-shumway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/obits\/28218-robert-e-bob-rueter-74-of-shumway\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert E. (Bob) Rueter (74) of Shumway"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Robert E. (Bob) Rueter, 74, of Shumway, IL, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 19, 2026 at home surrounded by his family.<\/p>\n<p>Bob was born September 28, 1951, in Flora, IL, the son of Robert F. and Elsie (Ashley) Rueter. Bob was an artist, photographer, musician, and a die-hard Bears fan. He spent many years as an active member of the Elks Club, proudly serving his community. Known for his playful sense of humor and natural charm, he enjoyed family, time in nature, and a good game of backgammon. He was a great listener and a wonderful storyteller.<\/p>\n<p>Bob is survived by his children, Stacie (Rueter) Bowman (husband John), Angie Rueter-Verts (husband Bill), Andy Rueter (wife Sarah), Kaycie Metzelaars (husband Erich), Mark Rueter (fianc\u00e9 Lindsay), and Nick Rueter (wife Brooke); nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; his brothers, Rick and Kevin Rueter; and his sisters, Karen Rueter and Brenda Bremmer.<\/p>\n<p>He was preceded in death by his parents, Bob and Elsie Rueter; grandchildren, Trevor Michael and Ocean Savannah; and brother, Gene Higgs.<\/p>\n<p>A celebration of life will be announced by the family at a later date. Online condolences and memories may be shared at www.johnsonandsonsfh.com. The family invites those who knew Robert through his music or art to share stories, reflections, or moments that were meaningful to them. These memories will be collected into a keepsake memory book in his honor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bob died on Monday, January 19<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":28219,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-obits"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Robert E. 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