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Giuseppina Ruffolo Obituary

Giuseppina Ruffolo, nee Tenuta, 97 years old. Loving mother of Gabriele, Giovanni (Cristina), Alfredo (Gloria), Luigi (Emilia) and the late Carolina Ruffolo; fond grandmother of eight; great-grandmother of 13; and great-great-grandmother of four; sister of Francesco, Attilio and Carmine Tenuta; preceded in death by her brothers, Emilio and Achille; and sister Teresa. Visitation Wednesday, May 28, The Original Rago Brothers Norridge Chapels, 7751 W. Irving Park Rd., Chicago, 3 to 9 p.m. Funeral Thursday, prayers 8:30 a.m. at the Chapel, followed by 10 a.m. Mass St. Zachary Church, Des Plaines. Entombment All Saints Cemetery. Jodi Judith Carnevale, Funeral Director or for info call: 630-688-7069.

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Published by Chicago Tribune on May 27, 2003.

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Jennifer Ruffolo

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My deepest condolences on your loss. She was a wonderful woman and I will always remember listening to her converse in Italian with my Grandfather.



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