ANTHONY SAMUEL RUOCCO

1929 - 2015

RUOCCO, ANTHONY SAMUEL Anthony Samuel Ruocco of North Haven died peacefully January 4, 2015 at the St. Raphael Campus of Yale. He was the loving husband of 59 years of Ann Celotto Ruocco. Devoted father to Patricia-Ann Calarco, Anthony S. (Mary-Patrice) and Thomas (Barbara) Ruocco. Brother of Mary (Frank) Piera and the late Rose Vollono, Anna Plagese, Josephine Walczak, Michael and Salvatore Ruocco. Loving grandfather of Margaret Helen, Elizabeth and Emily Ruocco. Anthony was born in New Haven July 9, 1929 to the late Pasquale and Raffaela Carrano Ruocco. He served his country with honor in the Army Signal Corp during the Korean War. After being honorably discharged he began a career as a printer at Harty Press where he worked until he retired. He was a member and former secretary of the printers union and a member of the Annex Club where he enjoyed playing cards, horseshoes and bocce. Anthony was a very gentle, kind and caring person who loved his family, his friends and his home. His funeral will leave the IOVANNE FUNERAL HOME, INC. 11 Wooster Pl. Friday morning at 10:30 for a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Therese Church, North Haven at 11. Burial with full military honors will follow in All Saints Cemetery. Visiting hours will be Thursday from 4-8pm. Contributions in Anthony’s memory may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital PO Box 1000 Dept. 142 Memphis, TN 38101-9908.