Dear Nancy ,and the entire McKinnon family, We can’t believe that this has happened, we saw Rudy just a few weeks ago, and he was his usual fun loving self, with his usual big hug and a smile , we know the last week has been hard on every one, we sent lots of prayers your way at that time, and will continue to do so now ,he will be missed by so many family and good friends , RIP Rudy, with love and sympathy .Jacqui & Charlie Regier

We are saddened to hear of Rudy’s passing. You are in our thoughts and prayers.

To all of Rudy’s Family.

My Deepest Sympathy,
My thoughts and prayers are with you at this most difficult time.

MEMORIES , MEMORIES SO MANY. RUDY HAS BEEN A BROTHER TO ME MY WHOLE LIFE. MANY NIGHTS I MEAN ALL NIGHT KEVIN AND RUDY WOULD ARGUE SPORTS , ESPECIALLY HOCKEY KEVIN BEING A LEAF FAN.
HE WAS THERE WHEN WE WERE MARRIED. HE HELD MY KIDS IN HIS ARMS. PLAY HOCKEY , BALL AND GOLF WITH HIM.. HE WOULD TEASE KEVIN THAT HE TAUGHT THEM ALL THEY KNEW. HE WATCHED JESS GET MARRIED AND LOVED HER SON AS MUCH AS ANYONE.. MACE CAME OVER LAST WITH A HABS JERSEY ON THAT UNCLE RUDY GAVE HIM. HE TOLD ME HE NOW WAS CHEERING FOR THE HABS BUT DO NOT TELL PEPE OR HE WOULD GET MAD . I LAUGHED SO HARD. MEMORIES CHERISH THE MEMORIES. I CAN SEE HIM WITH PAT AND LEON RIGHT NOW HAVING A COLD ONE.. LOVE YOU RUDY

So sorry for your loss. Rudy will be greatly missed by all who knew him. We will keep you in our thoughts and prayers.

My deepest sympathies and prayers to the McKinnon family , another good Zurich guy gone.

Our thoughts and prayers are with you.

You have our sympathy. All of you are in our prayers. Let your memories sustain you

Our sincere sympathies to the McKinnon family. Rudy will be missed by all who knew him. Cherish the memories.

So sad to hear of Rudy passing. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of the McKinnon family at this time.

Imanse family

To the Mc Kinnon family
no words descibe the lose we have ,Rudy you were a trouper ,friend and brother ,God bless bro and RIP

To the entire Mckinnon families and the Turkheim families:

Living across from the Mckinnon’s for my younger years was great. They were like a second family with older brothers and a older sister i never had. Granny would keep you all in place… She was a sweetheart!! One of my best times spent with Rudy was just December 5th 2015 at my son’s wedding at Hessenland. A old friend of his invited him which is a friend of ours . We partied into the wee hours of the nite after mine and Mikes duties were done as parent’s of the groom. Rudy always knew when he ran into me what my sayin was before i had the chance to say anything which was “Livin the Dream” keep ur stick on the ice and ride that wave!! He was a GREAT FREIND. We will miss him LARGE!!!

RIP RUDY WE LUV YOU and will miss you!!

P.S. Rudy

Keep Jiggin it !! OUI OUI

RIP Rudy. You will be missed but never forgotten buddy.

Secret Agent James Hound

So sorry to hear of your loss Nancy-Rae & family. My thoughts & prayers are with you at this difficult time. Heather

To the McKinnon family & Turkheim family,
We were saddened to hear of Rudy’s passing – we have lost another good guy from Bean Town. Will miss seeing him about town and at community events. Keeping all in our thoughts & prayers.
Marg Deichert & Brad Holmes

To the Entire McKinnon clan,
The first memory of Rudy that came flooding back when I heard of his passing were his amazing roller skating abilities. I was always so envious of the way he would glide around the rink. He also had a knack of giving nicknames to people that stuck for lifetimes. To the family you have my sincere condolescences. Rudy was a true friend who will be sorely missed by those who knew him.

Our deepest sympathy to the McKinnon family. Rudy was such a great guy and will be missed by so many. You are in our thoughts during this difficult time.

To all the McKinnon family please accept our deepest sympathy on the loss of Randy( Rudy). It is hard to believe that he is gone at such an early age.

Paul & Sue Corriveau

Dear McKinnon family so sorry to hear about Rudy’s passing. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all. RIP Rudy.

The McKinnon Family .
You are in our thoughts and prayers through this most difficult time .
Deepest sympathy
Don & Alice Masse

Wayne and family.
So very sorry to hear of your loss of Rudy
Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this very difficult time.
Stay strong.
Linda and Sonny

We are deeply saddened for your loss of Rudy. We are honoured and blessed to have known such a great man. His presence will surely be missed, from all the great party times, to our hockey talks and food receipe exchanges. Cheers to Rudy!
Cowboy & Debra Gene

May we offer our deepest sympathies to the McKinnon family. Rudy would love to tease Danny about how bad the Toronto Maple Leafs were playing, and Danny would do the same about the Montreal Canadians. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all at this difficult time.

To the McKinnon and Turkheim families:

It’s very hard to believe that the vibrant character we all knew and loved as “Rudy” is gone. We are so sorry for your tremendous loss. The entire community will miss him immensely. He has left us all with great memories. Cherish those and know that you are in our thoughts and prayers. RIP Rudy!

Dave and Kelli Consitt

So sorry for your loss. He will be greatly missed! RIP Uncle Rudy!
Taralyn and Lynsey Winhold

To the entire McKinnon family. We were so shocked and saddened to hear of Rudy,s passing. He will be dearly missed by all entire family. He was such a huge part of our family and would always ask about the grandchildren and knew each of them by name. I will really miss our Friday night visits thru the summer @ the “porch party”. He rarely missed a week. We would get all caught on the weekly TV shows and the town news. Super Bowl Sunday also will never be the same again without Rudy,s famous potato skins. My kids would fight over them to see who might get to take home the leftovers.
I know that Dino and Rudy will be sharing a cold one soon and be looking down at us all with their huge smiles and making sure we are all behaving.
You are all in our prayers during this difficult time. Hold on to all the great memories.
Sally ,Chad, Becky,Richard & Jenna Desjardine and families.

To the McKinnon and Turkheim families: Our sincere sympathy to all of you at this very sad time. Know that you are all in our thoughts and prayers now and in the days ahead. So many memories over so many years … may you rest in peace, Rudy. ♥

To the McKinnon family,
So very sorry for your loss, our thoughts are with you at this difficult time

Rudy was a great guy, always good for a laugh. He will be greatly missed. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all as you go through this difficult time.
Lots of Love, Andrew & Amy

Everybody knew Rudy……great, kind guy…..he always had a hello and a smile….he will be missed by many friends he made in his lifetime. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all……thinking of all of you at your time of loss. Hugs to all of you
Steve & Deb Overholt

Our sincere condolences to the entire McKinnon families for the loss of a one of kind gentle free spirit we have ever known. “Everyone Loved Rudy” Just as he was a true Canadian fan he was a true friend to all. Not a enemy in the world, a friendly hello and smile that made you smile. May he rest in peace in the arms of his mother and father.✨

RIP Rudy, you are another Zurich treasure gone too soon. Cheers, Bob & Betty Kirk

My sincere sympathy on the loss of Rudy. He was always so friendly. When we were kids he spent a lot of time at my Mom & Dad’s with my brother Rick, they are now together once again, having all the fun they like to have. Just remember all the memories you have. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you. Ken &Deb (O’Brien). Regier

My deepest sympathy to the McKinnon And Turkheim Families.
I am so very sorry for your loss. Rudy was a great friend to our boys, and I know they will miss him terribly. I will be thinking of you all during this most difficult time.
Paula

What a shock to hear of Rudys passing. He always had time for friendly conversation, offer a hand if one was needed.
He particularly enjoyed tell me how happy he was my son cheered for the habs and that my 2 grand sons are habs fans as well. He never missed my annual fall garage birthday party that went on for many many years,won’t be the same in town without him. My sympathy to the entire McKinnon family and to Rudys vast family of friends. And I can just hear Rudy as the door to heaven opens shooting out “NEW PERSON”

Nancy-Rae and the McKinnon family
Thinking of you and your family at this difficult time. The Habs have lost a great fan.
Bill and Dianne Dietrich

Our deepest sympathy, Julie and I have your hearts wrapped in prayer ,Mozart

Well Rudy, who would have thought that when we were sitting and talking about Life at Dino’s funeral, that you would be seeing him again so soon. Enjoy all your chats with all who are there to visit and laugh with you!

My thoughts and prayers are with you all. Hold his memories close to your heart.
RIP Rudy

Deepest sympathy to everyone. We shared some good times going to the Redwing games and the golf outings. Many prayers coming your way.
Lorraine and John Jones

Kevin, Shane , Kim, Nancy Rae and the entire McKinnon and Turkheim families. We are deeply saddened to hear that Rudy has passed. He enjoyed life and people enjoyed being around him. He always took the time to visit with Mom especially at Christmas time, she enjoyed those conversations, I’m sure he never could convince to cheer for the Habs. It’s been a difficult time in Zurich this spring, another good guy has left us. Our thoughts are with you.
Ron & June Corriveau

To the McKinnon family . My thoughts and prayers are with you . I’m so sorry for your loss Ruddy was an awesome friend that will be truly missed .

We were very shocked and sadden to hear of Rudy’s passing. He had a way of making a person feel welcome no matter where you saw him. It was always a big hi and followed with a big hug. We haven’t seen him in years but always remembered him with fondness when someone would mention his name. Our thoughts and prayers to his family. RIP Rudy

To the Mckinnon family What a sad day when I heard of Rudys passing. My heart goes out to you. He was a life long buddy and he will be sorely missed!!!

Our Deepest Sympathy to All the McKinnon Family. Rudy will be missed in the Zurich Community. Our Prayers and Thoughts are with you all

Bill and I will miss all the laughs and smiles he brought to our faces. Hugs to all his family and friends

Thinking of the entire McKinnon family with heartfelt sympathy. Our thoughts and prayers go to you all. It was such a shock to hear of Rudy’s passing.

Rudy, Kitty will miss your teasing and the boys will miss your potato skins at super bowl. If we here lots of thunder we will know you and Dino will be causing quite a ruckus up there. RIP

Our sincere sympathy to all the McKinnon family.

We are so very shocked and sorry to hear of Rudy’s passing he was a great guy with a smile that wouldn’t quit. And he was a great friend to my brother Dino . He will be missed by all who knew him . Zurich is losing way to many young men and all of them well know and liked by everyone that knew them . I am sure they will be gathered together right now enjoying each others company . RIP Rudy

Sorry to hear of Rudy’s passing. Our deepest sympathy to the McKinnon family.
I hadn’t seen Rudy for a while, but I do remember some of his motivational words in the dressing room.
Another Buckeye gone.

Nancy Rae and Bob and family – so very sorry to hear of your brothers passing and send our sincere sympathy at this sad time.

To all the McKinnon and extended families,
Words cannot express the shock of learning of Rudys passing. Another icon of the community gone in the blink of an eye. My sincere condolences to all of Rudys family. He will be sorely missed! Hugs to you all!
Love and hugs, Shannon and Darryl Roche (Smale)

Osker Shultz and all your family My thoughts are with you sincerly.

So very sorry that hear of Rudies passing. He was a very likeable fellow. He loved my cookies and just a couple weeks ago order more. Would send them to heaven if there was a way. To Rudies family he will be truly missed. Bonnie & Wayne Keller.

Going to miss my fellow Habs fan . Zurich will not be the same without Rudy the man everybody loved. It’s going to be hard going to Zurich Beanfest and not being able to talk to Rudy about our beloved Habs. It’s been a prevledge to have known such a great man . See if you’ve got some pull up there and get our Habs another Cup. RIP.

Dear Mckinnon Family
We were very saddened to hear of Rudys passing
He will be missed Thoughts and prayers go out to all of you at this very sad time

Rudy Toot Toot …. Zurich has loss a huge part of history and why it was so great to have grown up in that small town. Rudy you were the nicest, fun and sensitive cool guy , always up for a cold one and catch up where ever we last chatted. You were a true small town boy..very trusting, supportive to community and always welcoming people into your home> as a young teenage I remember going to Rudy’s “goodtimes. I will miss you at all the Zurich functions but Bean fest being the “best” always got to “kick up my heels” with the Rudy… special dance moves! My deepest sympathy to ALL the McKinnon family RIP Rudy/ never forgotten Cathi Clausius (O.V.)

To Rudy’s entire family

Words cannot express our sincere and heartfelt sympathy to all of you. So many great memories
of rec league hockey parties. Rudy was a wonderful friend to both of us. There was always a discussion
at Rona when he came in about the Habs vs Leafs! We will miss you Rudy!
Joe (Vaive) & Carolyn

Kevin,Janet and ,Corey, So sorry for the loss of your brother and uncle. Thinking of you at this difficult time. You are in my thoughts and prayers . Murray Hunking,

Dear McKinnon family

We are deeply saddened to hear the news of Rudy’s passing . Please know you are very close in our thoughts and prayers. We extend our most sincere condolences to you. Patti and Steve

Rudy! Rudy! Rudy! WTF??
So many memories. No one to sing “tell Laura I love her” to me anymore :'(
RIP my friend

So shocked a saddened by this. My sincerest condolences to Oscar, Schultz, Nancy-Rae, Parker, Danielle & the entire McKinnon family. xo

Our deepest sympathy to the entire Mckinnon family. Rudy was always the light in the room and will sadly be missed.

To all the McKinnon Family

You are all in our thoughts and prayers at the difficult time.

We extend Our Sincere Sympathy to the entire McKinnon Family.
Keeping you all in our Thoughts & Prayers

Our deepest sympathy to the McKinnon family – Sending strength to you all during this difficult time

So sorry to hear about Rudy. Our thouhts and prayers are with all of you. He certainly will be missed. Eugene & Shirley O’Brien.

Rudy had a special relationship with everyone he knew and there was no one else like him. He was the most welcoming guy, just an around happy person. He taught me many things, one of which was to play hockey. He was a very special character who had the ability to touch the lives of everyone he met in a positive way, just by being himself.
Miss you buddy.

Brudder – Rooster where do i start, what do i say. Thought i would cut the grass to put in time before the visitation, cutting the grass was always something you had to do when we were younger ( cuz i had bad hay fever remember- SUCKER ). I’m surprised dad lived as long as he did with the things we put him through growing up, if we actually ever did, always pushing the limits of society. from the bridge diving, our training sessions, touring ( back when it was legal ) and all the other stuff brothers did that stays between them. I always wanted my kids to think i grew up a saint but i know thanks to you it never happened because you were always flapping about something we did or i did when family sitting around having a beer, laughing all the time while telling the story. There wasn’t once in their lives that my kids didn’t laugh (a lot of times until almost crying ) at something you said or did when you were around ( Judy too ). People should know she taught you how to make those famous potatoes of yours.
I think about how my projects will go without you around for help and entertainment. You teasing Jeff about him being a truck driver obviously not a construction guy. For a guy that never had a family of his own I always had to prearrange everything because you always had something planned with one of the buddies. I think of all the sports we played – as teammates and competitive foes, golf outings ( i hope you beat me in heaven because you never did on earth ).
I know you wont be lonely where you are now as unfortunately some old friends and buddies have also went ahead of their time also. So all you guys have fun carrying on up there because its a fact that we are all coming see you all sometime.
It wasn’t in our DNA to say I love you but know you were and that you will be missed and thought about everyday until we meet again,
P.S. – At the hospital i laughed because nobody knew how you got your nickname, we both got ones that stuck for life in high school ( but that is a Zurich tradition, nobody is called by their real name ). So here’s a hint- Rudy you were the conductor of that train steering it whenever, wherever ,however you felt your whole life, whatever happened happened. How many times did we listen to that Supertramp song.
CATCH YA LATA, ROOSTER.

So shocked and saddened to hear of Rudy’s passing. He always had a smile and hey cuz when I saw him. Had the pleasure of being able to taste test Rudy’s famous potatoes. Thanks for that. You sure will be missed around town. RIP Rudy.
Greg and Cheryl Becker

Where do you begin to talk about someone who truly was so full of life? His spirit was bright and laughter contagious. When uncle Rudy told a story you couldn’t help but listen and most times laugh along the way he always had his “audience” engaged. His quick wit, sharp tongue and sarcastic humour are something I will miss the most, but may have also be something I have inherited from the stubborn McKinnon gene pool. He may have also had a knack for easing the tension when the boys got into a “discussion,” usually sports related. This was likely because he was a die-hard Habs fan who we all know rarely have anything to celebrate. I am certain that he was laughing his ass off as he watched his brothers and sister sport all the habs gear they could find in his memory. In fact, knowing him he likely would have said this was all worth it just to see Dad (Kim) and Uncle Kevin especially sport the blue and red.

Regardless of how long it went between seeing him, it was always as if no time had passed as he was always his true to form self and wanting to know what has been keeping his niece busy. I am sure that everyone who knew him can remember that at one point he sported the mullet/rat tail way past its prime. This was always something he and I would go back and forth about, me asking him when he was going to cut it off and him making some smart remark about his beloved hair. A trademark for years and I must say that I am still shocked he ever decided to sport a real hairstyle and just a little sad he will not be around for when this comes back in style as I am sure it would be something I would hear about.

At our last annual McKinnon gathering he joked with me and said I “got lazy” that year because I did not make cupcakes he said he had been waiting all year for and brought something premade. So, my promise to Uncle Rudy is that no annual McKinnon gathering will ever be without cupcakes again in his memory, just don’t tell Uncle Wayne they are not really for him because he might get jealous.

I am confident that years from now as family and friends in our little Community and beyond continue to share stories it will be about Rudy, the Man, The Myth, The Legend!

Jenna

Our thoughts and prayers to the entire McKinnon family. Rudy was one of a kind and will be missed by all.

Sad to hear of “Rudy’s” passing. Thoughts are with the entire McKinnon family at this time.

Kevin & Janet, Nancy-Rae & Bob & families & the extended McKinnon family, Brad & I send our heartfelt condolences in the loss of your brother. Our thoughts & prayers are with you. It sounds like Rudy left you with a wonderful lot of happy & funny memories. May those sustain you through the days & months ahead. Hugs.

To the McKinnon Family
So shocked to hear of Rudy’s passing our deepest sympathy.

Dear McKinnon and Turkheim families:

We were saddened and shocked to hear of Rudy’s sudden passing. Another good one gone too soon. We will keep you all in our thoughts and prayers. Unfortunately we won’t be able to make it to the funeral home. We are thinking of you.

Ron and Sharen Schroeder

I knew Randy many years ago as a teenager in Zurich. Condolences to Nancy Rae and family

Our sincere condolences to the McKinnon family. Rudy was truly one of a kind and will be deeply missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing him .

To the McKinnon family.

Sincere sympathy to you all. We were very shocked to hear about Rudy . He will be sadly missed by all his family and friends.

Bob and Carol johnston and family

My condolences to the family I will miss Randy on my visits home we had many great times together
mom always enjoyed when Randy stopped in for a chat maybe they will be chatting again.

From a very early age, I would always love going to visit my Uncle Rudy (and his other 2 brothers) in their apartment above the old grocery store. I am not sure who was more exited every Tuesday night, Uncle Rudy or myself but he would make sure I had one of my favourite meals for Mom to bring over to me while I was at the arena skating. His potato skins were my favourite, and it is safe to say we all feel the same about them. No matter what he had going on at his place with his buddies he always made time for me when I was over.

I remember when I was younger and I would call to talk to him and ask if my Uncle Randy was there. So many times who ever answered would sound confused and ask me who I was looking for. I could never get my head wrapped around why no one ever called my Uncle by his real name or anyone else for that matter in Zurich. But as the years by I joined the bandwagon and it became Uncle Rudy.

In my younger days, he would tell me that I was never to date a Zurich boy…. well long and behold I am married to one. He could not have been more “stoked” in his words when he found out I was dating Dave and gave me the classic Rudy thumbs up, and a comment along the lines of ” he is good shit”

We all know his love for the Montreal Canadians, I myself have never been a hockey fan but he would always tell me that I should only cheer for them. I am not sure who decided it was a great idea to buy him a toaster that would press the Montreal Canadians logo onto bread but he received that from someone and had a brainwave to make me a toast bikini with the Montreal Canadians logo on it for the “stupidest gift” gift exchange we have at family Christmas. I can still remember the look on his face when I put it on over my clothes…. I can also remember the look on my brothers face.

I am going to miss the thumbs up, the grins, the hugs and just the easy going times sitting in a lawn chair beside this guy. I am so thankful for the time I have had with him over the years, and will never forget his love for life. Uncle Rudy was always the life of the party, and anyone who met him knows how much he loved life and enjoyed spending it with his friends drinking a cold one. Cheers to you Uncle Rudy!!

Our deepest sympathy to the McKinnon family. Lots of memories with Rudy over the years. We will miss you Rudy…
“now he’s just come out of the movie, numb of all the pain. Sad but in a while he’ll soon be back on his train” Good travels to our friend.

My visits to Zurich will be short a visit with one very special character. Although time and distance had separated us, when we met it was as if time stood still – he was always the same warm, fun, wisecracker who was a part of my life in Zurich.
Sincere condolences to Rudy’s immediate and extended families. I can barely imagine how he will be missed.

May happy memories help you through this difficult time.

My condolences.

Julia

MY deepest condolences to the great McKinnon family.I am sorry for not being able to make Randy’s funeral.Rudy and I had a great friendship starting from rec league hockey to fun times at the Dominion Tavern .I loved Rudy’s hospitality, passion and gift to explain .It’s unfortunate that he won’t be able to watch the leafs win the Stanley cup here on earth but I’ m sure he will have a front row seat in heaven!

Our deepest sympathies go out to all the families. What a sudden and tragic loss for everyone. Everyone is in our thoughts and prayers at this difficult time.