Candace Louise Ruffo

Candace Louise Ruffo of Conneaut, previously Leavittsburg, was born on March 12, 1950, to Charles and Anne Rush in Franklin Township, Pennsylvania. Candy passed peacefully at home on Sunday, September 28, 2025, after receiving much love from family and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Anne J. Rush, and brother Charles Keith Rush.

Affectionately known as Candy or Candy Lou to her family and friends, she was a 1968 graduate of Lakeview High School and continued her education at Youngstown State University to receive both a Bachelor and Master of Education. She enjoyed a rewarding 34-year career teaching at LaBrae High School that started with office practice and keyboarding, and ended with computers, data processing, and digital yearbook creation.

She loved to bake and was famous for her coconut cream pie, chocolate peanut butter pie, and chocolate chip cookies that were present for almost every family event. While every family gathering held a special place for Candy, Christmas was her favorite holiday. She would begin shopping and wrapping months ahead and each present was a masterpiece. She didn't care if the recipient admired it before shredding the paper off, her love of giving made the effort worthwhile. Candy inherited her love of reading from her mother, making weekly trips to the library together, and consuming multiple books each week. She truly cherished spending time with her family and was an amazing mother to Halley and Trevor. As great of a mother as she was, she excelled at being a grandmother. She absolutely loved being Grandy! She spent time with her grandkids singing, dancing, just acting silly; whatever would make them smile and feel loved.

Candy married Larry Ruffo on October 9, 1998. They enjoyed listening to music, watching fireworks, dancing, and spending time at the cabin they built that eventually became their home.

She will be missed by her family Halley (Ryan) Majersky, Trevor (Brittany) Totten, Julie Hall, and Larry (Shannon) Ruffo. Grandchildren, Tanis (Cayle), Seth, Derek, Brianna, Noah, Riann, Leila, Griffin, and many other step grandchildren.

Family and friends may at Carl W. Hall Funeral Home in Warren, OH on Thursday, October 9, 2025, from 5-7pm, and a celebration of life will be held at Bazetta Christian Church on October 11, 2025, at 2 pm with a dinner to follow. In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to the Hospice of the Western Reserve.