Ruth E. GIANGRANDE

BOSTON - Ruth E. Giangrande, 89, died on Dec. 4, 2010, at Jackson House Assisted Living Home, Boston, Va.
She was born Jan. 3, 1921, in Exeter, Maine, to William Staples and Eva Tupper Staples. Ruth graduated from Washburn High School in Washburn, Maine, class of 1938; packed parachutes during WWII in Presque Isle, Maine, at a defense facility, where she met and married Anthony Giangrande on Feb. 14, 1943. As a Navy wife and homemaker, she moved many times, until the family relocated in Williamsburg, Va., where she was an active volunteer with the area SPCA for many years and a Brownie troop leader.
After her husband's retirement from Civil Service at Fort Eustis, Va., they moved to Madison County, Va., where Ruth enjoyed volunteering as a Pink Lady for the Culpeper Memorial Hospital. As an active member of the Episcopal Church her entire life, she served on the Altar Guild, Girl's Friendly Society, EWC, was a member of Bruton Parrish Episcopal Church in Williamsburg, and St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Culpeper, Va.
Ruth is survived by daughters, Stefanie Giangrande, Diane Stallings and her husband, Curtis of Newport News, Va., and Gilda Hay of Culpeper, Va.; granddaughter, Leslie Hay of Richmond, Va.; and numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents; her husband of 63 years, Anthony; her sisters, Beatrice Rakes and Lois Jardine; brother, William Staples; and son-in-law, William Hay III, preceded Ruth in death.
The family wishes to express their gratitude to the caregivers at the Jackson House Assisted Living Home, for their kindness and excellent care shown to Ruth.
A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 10, 2010, at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 115 N. East Street, Culpeper, VA, with Father Michael Gray officiating. Interment will follow in the Little Fork Burial Grounds, 16461 Oak Shade Road, Rixeyville, VA 22737.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the SPCA of Northern Virginia, P.O. Box 100220, Arlington, VA 22210-3220; or the Humane Society of Culpeper, P.O. Box 1224, Culpeper, VA 22701.
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