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Ruth and husband immigrated from Venezuela to the United States (Michigan) in 1963, making their first home in Hamtramck, Michigan. Ruth was a loving, caring and devoted mother who taught her daughters to speak Polish, Polish customs and traditions as well as speaking Spanish. Ruth was devoted to her faith and was a Parishioner at Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish in Sterling Heights, Michigan. Ruth and husband Gerard enjoyed traveling to Venezuela and Europe.
Visitation Thursday 3-8pm with a 6pm Rosary at Wujek - Calcaterra & Sons Inc., (Shelby) 54880 Van Dyke at 25 Mile Rd. Instate Friday from 10am until time of 10:30am Mass at Our Lady Of Czestochowa Church, 3100 18 Mile Rd, Sterling Heights, MI 48314. Entombment at Resurrection Cemetery. Please share memories with the family at their "On - Line Guestbook" at WujekCalcaterra.com
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The Wujek-Calcaterra Family
March 5, 2025
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