NEW HAVEN, Mo. — The New Haven-Berger Fire Protection District on Monday announced the line-of-duty death of Firefighter Lloyd Ruediger.
Ruediger died Monday from a presumed duty-related heart attack after responding to a house fire on Sunday evening, according to a Facebook post from the Missouri Fire Service Funeral Assistance Team.
The firefighter had served the New Haven-Berger Fire Protection District for 59 years, the district said. The Missouri Fire Service Funeral Assistance Team and Toedtmann-Grosse Funeral Home are assisting his family and the fire protection district.
The BackStoppers are also assisting his family at this time. Chief Ron Battelle, executive director of The BackStoppers, said in a statement Wednesday:
“My deepest sympathies are extended to the family of Firefighter Lloyd Ruediger and all the lives that he touched. He lived a life dedicated to public service and his legacy will be forever honored.”
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Visitation will be held from 3-7 p.m. Wednesday at the Toedtmann Grosse Funeral Home, located at 1053 Highway C in New Haven. A uniformed member walk-through will occur at 6:30 p.m. A silent procession will follow.
Final fire service honors will take place at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the New Haven-Berger Fire Protection District Station No. 5, located at 307 Market St. in Berger. Then at 11 a.m., funeral services will be held at St. Paul's Catholic Church, located at 300 Walnut St. in Berger.
Friends and family are invited to attend the burial with military honors at St. Paul's Cemetery.
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