Rudy "Ruurd" Haringa was born October 7, 1936, to Earl and Helen Haringa in the town of Heeg, in Friesland, a province of The Netherlands. He was the third of five sons.
In 1948 Rudy and his family arrived in The United States by boat aboard The Veendam.
The family settled in Inglewood, California, and found work on local dairy farms. Rudy enjoyed the hard work of milking cows, and also unloaded hay trucks to make extra money. He loved caring for cows, so later, he went into business with his dad and brother Bill. Eventually, they built a dairy, and moved to Chino.
In 1971, he married Ruth Ligtenberg, and together, they were blessed with four children:
Heidi, Ed, Rudy Jr., and Jodi. Rudy was a member of 1st United Reformed Church of Chino. His faith in God was very important to him, and he passed this on to his children.
Rudy loved his family, his friends, and his church. He also collected classic cars and enjoyed going to car shows. He spent most of his time working on his dairy with his boys, Ed and Rudy Jr., and finally retired in March of 2022. He also liked dogs and cats and had many through the years. He rarely missed The Price is Right and Fox News was usually on at his house.
Rudy is survived by his children, Heidi (Steve) Laidlaw, Edward (Lenora) Haringa, Rudy Jr. (Alisha) Haringa and Jodi (Paul) Cavallo.
He loved and believed in his grandchildren: Lauryn Haringa, Collin Laidlaw, Ashlyn Haringa, Connor Miles, Cody Laidlaw, Jacob Haringa, and Carson Laidlaw.
Rudy entered into eternal life peacefully, at home on October 23, 2022. He will be deeply missed by all who loved him.
In Lieu of flowers donations in Rudy's memory can be made to:
Food 4 Life Ministry
4712 Cheyenne Way
Chino, CA 91710
Salem Christian Homes
6921 Edison Ave.
Chino, CA 91710
A celebration of life will be held on Thursday November 10, 2022 at 11:00am at
First United Reformed Church
6159 Riverside Drive
Chino, CA 91710
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.Draper-Mortuary.com for the Haringa family.
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