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RUBY DALICANDRO Obituary

Ruby Jane Dalicandro Ruby Jane Dalicandro (nee Gorgolione) was the beloved wife for 63 years of the late Louis; loving mother of Don (Mary Ellen) Dalicandro and Diann (Michael) Tomaino; cherished grandmother of Douglas (Stacey) Dalicandro, Christine Jensen, James (Janet) Dalicandro, Michael (Heather) Tomaino, Michele (Kevin) McQueen and John (Diana) Tomaino; great-grandmother of Amanda, Samantha, David, Megan, Katelyn, Jack, Gabriella, Casey, Mia, Nicoletta, Michael, Luca and Andie; and dear sister of the late Joseph (Josephine) Gorgolione. In lieu of flowers, memorials in Ruby's name to the Alzheimer's Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Floor 17, Chicago, IL 60601, would be greatly appreciated. Visitation will be Thursday, July 5, from 9:30 a.m. until time of Mass at 10:30 a.m. at Holy Family Church, 2515 W. Palatine Road, Inverness. Interment will be private. For information, 847-359-8020 or visit Ruby's memorial at www.smithcorcoran.com.

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Published by Daily Herald on Jul. 3, 2012.

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