RUFFATTO, Lena Lucille

(Maiden Name: Verbeni)


Lena Lucille Ruffatto, 85, of Litchfield Park, AZ, passed away May 3, 2003. Lena was born December 13, 1917 in Eagerville, IL to Deo and Emelde (Barbetti) Verbeni. A homemaker, she moved to Arizona in 1973 from Washington and was a member of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church and the Wigwam Country Club in Litchfield Park. She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Bennie J. Ruffatto, daughter Karen M. (Bill) Thomas; son Richard J. (Toni) Ruffatto and grandchildren Brent and Marcus Thomas. A memorial mass will be held 10:00am, Saturday, May 17, 2003 at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, 447 S. Old Litchfield Rd., Litchfield Park, AZ. Menke Funeral Home handled arrangements 623-979-6451 Published in the Arizona Republic on 5/8/2003.