Jeffrey Lynn Rupp

Jeffrey L. Rupp, 60, of Sterling, passed away on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020 at home with his wife, Lisa at his side after an unexpected illness.

Jeff was born July 30, 1960 in Akron to the late Ralph and Arlene (Mullet) Rupp and was a 1978 graduate of Norwayne High School where he was a tremendous basketball star having earned numerous Wayne County and Ohio recognitions.  Jeff was inducted into the Wayne County Sports Hall of Fame in 2010.  On July 9, 1983 he married the former Lisa A. Wiles and together they made their home in Sterling.  Jeff was a lifetime dairy farmer having been a partner in the family farm, Rupp-Vue Farms in Sterling and was a member of the Holstein Assoc.  He will be remembered for his love of teaching his children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews about farming and showing at the Wayne County Fair and he will be greatly missed.

His family was his life and he will be missed by his wife, Lisa; his children and their spouses, Kimberly and Blair Pritchard of Winchester, VA, Mark and Jordan Rupp of Burbank and Bradley and Samantha Rupp of Orange City, FL; his 5 grandchildren, Theo and Mira Pritchard, Josie and Maddie Rupp and Parker Rupp;  brothers, Earl (Pat) Rupp of Sterling, Ron (Peggy) Rupp of Wooster and Tom Rupp and Bill (Sandi) Rupp of Sterling; a sister, Sue Rupp of Seville; a sister-in-law, Sharon Rupp of Rittman; his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Dan and Diane Wiles and their family; nieces and nephews and Bella, his faithful sidekick.

He was preceded in death by his parents and brothers, Jim and John.

Family services will be held Wednesday, Dec. 23rd at 11:00 a.m. at Murray Funeral Home in Creston with burial following in Sterling Crown Hill Cemetery.  Friends may call Tuesday from 3-7 p.m. at the funeral home.  Tributes may be shared at www.Murray-Funeral-Home.com  Memorial contributions may be made to the Norwayne Athletic Boosters, 350 S. Main St., Creston, OH 44217.