Antoinette Ruggles

1941 - 2022

Antoinette Ruggles obituary, 1941-2022, Erie, PA

Antoinette Ruggles

1941 - 2022

BORN

1941

DIED

2022

Antoinette Ruggles Obituary

Visit the John R. Orlando Funeral Home, Inc. - Erie website to view the full obituary.
Antoinette "Toni" Ruggles, 80, of Erie, passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2022 at her residence. She was born July 20, 1941 in Erie, a daughter of the late Angelo DeSantis and Frances Altadonna Van Cise and step-daughter of the late Elmer Van Cise.

Toni enjoyed bingo and playing cards. She loved spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was an excellent cook and made delicious Italian meals.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Mark Ruggles.

She is survived by her two daughters, Lisa Ruggles and Stephanie Ruggles; two sons, Dennis Ruggles and Steven Ruggles; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Friends are invited to call on Saturday at the John R. Orlando Funeral Home, Inc., 2122 Raspberry Street, from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the Funeral Service there at 1:00 p.m. Burial will be private in Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, 2500 West 12th St., Erie, PA 16505.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

John R. Orlando Funeral Home, Inc. - Erie

2122 Raspberry Street, Erie, PA 16502

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Alice J. (VanTassel) Nick

July 23, 2022

I knew Toni early in her marriage - she was the daughter in law of my aunt Do . . . one time she took me an awkward pre-teen with her to the laundry and we talked and folded clothes together - I will always remember her sweet kindness <3

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