Marie Antonio Ruffino
b. 28 December 1926, d. 2 September 2013
- Marie Antonio Ruffino was born on 28 December 1926 in Bryan, Brazos County, Texas.
- She married Harold Bertram Darby, son of Ira Davis Darby and Ophelia Grissette, on 30 August 1950.
- Marie Antonio Ruffino became a widow at the 16 June 2004 death of her husband Harold Bertram Darby.
- Marie Antonio Ruffino died on 2 September 2013 at age 86 in Cameron, Milam County, Texas.
- She was interred at St. Monica's Cemetery, Cameron, Milam County, Texas.
- The following appeared on 4 September 2013 in the Temple Daily Telegram: Marie Ruffino Darby, 86, of Cameron and formerly of Bryan, died Monday, September 2, 2013, in a Cameron nursing facility. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m., Thursday, September 4, at St. Monica's Catholic Church in Cameron. Visitation will be from 9:30 until 10:30 a.m., at the church with a rosary at 10:30. Burial will follow in St. Monicas Cemetery.
Marie was born in Bryan, Texas, to the late Sam and Carrie (Carraba) Ruffino. She married Harold Bertram Darby on August 30, 1950. Marie was a member of St. Monica's Catholic Church and the VFW Ladies Auxiliary.
She was preceded in death by her husband in 2004; and sister, Rosie Patrenella.
Survivors include her daughters, Lanelle Fikes, of Cameron and Sharon Richter and husband, Carroll, also of Cameron;
four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; many other relatives and numerous friends.
- Last Edited: 15 Nov 2013