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Aracely Ruggiero Obituary
Born in Havana, Cuba, on Jan. 12, 1956, to Francisco and Maria Victoria Suarez, Aracely received her nursing degree from St. Mary's Hospital in Hoboken, N.J., in 1977 and married Dr. Dominic Ruggiero, her childhood sweetheart, that same year. They raised three beautiful children together: Michelle, Dominic and James. She kept a welcoming, loving home that was always overflowing with friends and family.
Aracely was completely devoted to her family and was the epitome of love in its purist form. She was an avid traveler, speaking Spanish, English, French and Italian. She enjoyed skiing, the outdoors and entertaining her family and friends. She had a particular love of psychology, sociology and although she was a Roman Catholic, she embraced all religions and was very spiritual. Aracely was also a great tennis player. She chose to live out her days enjoying the simple pleasures that life has to offer. She was a strong supporter of seizing the day and enjoying the moment. She had a special gift for making everyone around her feel like they were the most important person. Children would say she sings when she speaks. Her smile would brighten up the entire room, her laughter was contagious and you could see her caring soul by just a glance in her direction.
Aracely is survived by her husband, Dominic; her daughter, Michelle, and her sons, Dominic and James; her mother, Maria Victoria; her sisters, Maria and Zoila; many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins.
The family expresses their immense appreciation and gratitude to all of her friends and family who have loved her and who have been there for us to lean on throughout this very difficult time. We are so fortunate to have you in our lives.
The funeral will be conducted Thursday with Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. at the Church of St. Gregory, 330 N. Abington Road, Clarks Green. The family will receive friends from 10 until Mass time. Interment at Hickory Grove Cemetery will follow.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in her name to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, 1500 Rosecrans Ave., Suite 200, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266; or to St. Jude's Children Cancer Research, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105. God bless you, Ara. You will live in our hearts forever.
Arrangements entrusted to the Solfanelli-Fiorillo Funeral Home Inc., 1030 N. Main Ave., Scranton. Please visit www.sol fanellifiorillofuneralhome.com for information, directions or to leave an online condolence.
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Memories and Condolences
for Aracely Ruggiero
Rosie (Mecca)Genuario
January 4, 2011
Dr. Ruggiero, Our thoughts & prayers are with you & your family during this most difficult time. Love & Prayers,
January 3, 2011
DR Ruggiero and family I am deeply sorry for your loss. My prayers are with you at this time of immense grief. Jo Renzini
December 29, 2010
God Bless you and your family,
Anthony, Mary Lynn, Nicole, and Christopher Gaetano
Ralph Bohn
December 27, 2010
Dr. Ruggiero and family, Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you at this very sad and difficult time. May each of you receive the peace that only our Lord can give. Sincerely, Ralph and Margaretta Bohn
Ralph Bohn
December 27, 2010
Dr. Ruggiero and family, Please know that you are all in our thoughts and prayers through this sad and difficiult time. May our Lord give each of you the peace that only He can give. Sincerely, Ralph and Margaretta Bohn
Joe,Mari,Corey&Kyle Salamido
December 26, 2010
Dr.Ruggiero and family, We are very sorry to hear about the passing of your wife and mother. You are in our thoughts and prayers at this difficult time.
Linda & Mike Mokay
December 26, 2010
Dr Ruggiero & family,
Our prayers are with you at your time of loss. God Bless You.
michelina terescavage
December 24, 2010
Dr. Ruggiero and family,
We are deeply sorry for your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Bessie Pisa, Michelina, and Alfredo
John Young
December 23, 2010
Dear, Dr. Ruggerio and family, we are very sorry for your loss. We will keep you in our prayers and thoughts. You were very fortunate with a loving wife for all these years. Sincerly, The Young and Mctiernan Families
Nolan Perin
December 23, 2010
Dom and Family, Ellen and I cannot express our condolences earnestly enough, as we just learned of this tragedy this morning. Our hearts go out to you and the family. We don't have appropriate words to adequately express our sorrow.
Michele Thomas
December 23, 2010
Dr Ruggiero and family,
Words can not express how sorry I am for your loss. Know that you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. May God carry you through this difficult time.
With my deepest sympathy,
December 23, 2010
Dr.Ruggiero Linda and I send are sincerest condolences to you and your family. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you..
Dan & Linda Wigley
Kathy Snyder
December 23, 2010
Dr Ruggiero and Family...I am so truly sorry for your loss. Please know that you are in my thoughts and prayers.
Elaine Brown
December 23, 2010
Dear Dr. Ruggiero and Family, I was so sorry to hear of Ara's passing. I came to know her well during the time I was babysitting James when he was a young baby. She was the epitome of a good Mom and special person. She always had a warm and friendly smile and "hello" for everyone she met. She will be sadly missed, but I feel fortunate to have known her. Again, my heartfelt and deepest sympathies go out to you all. Sincerely, Elaine Brown & Family
December 23, 2010
Dr.Ruggiero Linda and I are deeply sorry for your loss. We send our sincerest condolences to you and your family. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you..
Dan & Linda Wigley
Diane Preli
December 23, 2010
Dear Dominick and family,
We just heard the very sad news of the passing of Ara...she was such a breath of fresh air and had so much life in her..I will always remember the medical society auxiliary meetings and bus trips, and the tennis bus trips to the US Open in NYC..what fun we had..I will miss her so much...I am sorry I didn't get to see her, Lin retired and we now live in Florida..Please know that she will always be in our hearts and minds..deepest sympathy..friend..
Diane and Lin Preli
December 22, 2010
Dom, Our thoughts are with you and your family, Ara was such a special person and she will truly be missed...We will always remember her beautiful smile...Jay and Val
December 22, 2010
One of the most caring, loving, and warm people I have ever known. I have admired Ara since the day I met her. She was a gentlewoman--always a kind word, a sympathetic ear, a smile that came from within. I loved her as a friend and I will miss her. She was a gift to us all.
Nancy Dressel
John Strong
December 22, 2010
Dear Dr. Ruggiero, Michelle, Dom and James,
I am deeply sorry for your loss. Aracely was a wonderful person who had such a way of making anyone in her presence feel special. I will forever hold on to the great memories of ski outings and various occasions that were spent with her and your family. Again, my deepest sympathy to your family. With love, John Strong
Bonnie Kranick
December 22, 2010
Dear Dom, Michelle Dom and James,Paul and I and the girls will sadly miss Ara. We have always had such a wonderful time with all of you. We all offer our deepest sympathies to all of you. What a wonderful woman, wife and mother Ara was. I will always have very fond memories, and was happy to chat with her on Fb when she could. Again, our deepest sympathies to you. With love, Paul and Bonnie
Bill&Ann Bonna
December 22, 2010
DR.Ruggiero,
You and your family are in our thoughts and prayers at this difficult time. So very sorry for your loss.
barbara mensel
December 22, 2010
my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.she was a great person and mother.
Tom Glattly
December 22, 2010
With deepest sympathies to your family.
Nettie and Erroll Goldstein
December 22, 2010
Dr.Ruggiero,Our family sends to you and your loved ones our deepest sympathies during this time.The few times we were in Aracely's presence always left one feeling special! I'm glad we had the opportunity to meet such a great person!May you find comfort in one another because she left her kindness in each of you...
SUSAN BURKE
December 22, 2010
DOC RUGGIERO: BILL AND I EXTEND OUR SINCERE SYMPATHIES TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
SUSAN BURKE
Suzanne Teague
December 22, 2010
Thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this time difficult time.
Suzanne Teague
Wendy Long
December 22, 2010
Ruggiero Family,
Our family was so sorry to hear about your loss. She will be remembered as always smiling about something and as a mother.
Anita and Gary West, Wendy West-Long
Taryn Jones
December 22, 2010
Dr. Ruggiero,
Having gotten to know you over the past twelve years, whether through serving dinner to your family as a waitress during my college days or later as one of your patients,there are truly no words that can possibly express my deepest sympathy to you and your family during this very dificult time. On behalf of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Pancreatic Cancer Action Network and someone who lost her father to pc four years ago, please know that I am thinking of you and offer my sincerest condolences....May Aracely's courage, strength and committment to fighting pc continue to live on in memory of her through others... She was such an inspiration to us all...
December 22, 2010
Dr. Ruggiero and Family, Our deepest sympathy and prayers go out to you for the loss of your wife and mother. You are in our thoughts. Mary Gabello and Sharon Durkan (Mary's daughter)
December 22, 2010
Dr.Ruggiero and Family, I will always remember her kindness and smile. We are deeply sorry for your loss at this time of year. No time is easy. We will keep you in our thoughts and prayers.
Fondly,
Rich & Allison Grant and Boys
Karen & Rick Gullone
December 22, 2010
Dr. Ruggiero and Family
We are both deeply sorry for your loss. She was an amazing person. You were very fortunate to have her part of your lives. May God truly bless her and give you all the strength you need in this time of sorrow.
Hakan Hellstrand
December 22, 2010
Dominic and family. Ylva and I were shocked to hear today of Ara's passing. We are thinking about you in this very difficult time. Many are the fond memories from Grouse Hill.
Ylva and Hakan Hellstrand ( Ridgewood, NJ ).
December 22, 2010
I am Barbara Dziak Moyer, a former Spanish teacher of Michelle. I want to convey my deep sympathy to your family. I remember with great fondness your mother and our many conversations especially when Michelle was having surgery on her leg. At that time, Michelle was a student at the South Campus. Indeed, Aracely was a wonderul woman with a great spirit.
December 22, 2010
Dominic and family: We were shocked to hear of Ara's passing. May God bless her and all of you at this very difficult time.
Judie & Tom Harding (Sun City Center, FL)
Jessica Kearney
December 22, 2010
My thoughts and prayers are with your family during this time. With Deepest Sympathy...
December 22, 2010
Oh, Dominic, Michelle, Dom and James, and all the Ruggiero Family, we were so sorry to hear of Ara's passing. It has been a long time since we have been with you but think of you often. Our families shared many happy times together, and she will be greatly missed. We will be unable to be there for you on Thursday, but our thoughts and prayers will be with you.
Love, Sandy, Larry and Jason Larson
Diane Gavin Curmaci
December 22, 2010
My thoughts and prayers are with all of you. My God give her peace, as well as all of you. Let your wonderful memories of her warm your heart everyday.
December 22, 2010
Our thoughts & prayers are with you and your family at this time. Your continued work in your profession with be a lasting memorial and tribute to
he life. With warmest regards,
SANDRA & STEUART BAILEY
Alicia Kuehner
December 22, 2010
Dr. Ruggiero and Family
We are deeply sorry to hear about Aracely. Our hearts go out to all the family. It is so hard to lose a love one but her suffering is over and her memories will live on. You will be in our thoughts and prays.
Alicia, Arthur, Allison & AJ Kuehner
December 22, 2010
Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this time.
Scotty and Myrt Epley
Arline Marchlinski (Dibert)
December 22, 2010
Please accept my sincerest condolences to you all. I am Meredith Dibert's mother...
I remember Aracely particularly from a birthday party that Meredith had at home with Michelle attending...Aracely was running late to pick up
Michelle that day as James needed to nurse. She was the epitome of grace and motherhood...and, the baby was hungry...it still makes me smile!
You will all be in my prayers.
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