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Tulare Advance Register………22 Oct.1960
Mrs. Valeriano Ruffa : Mrs. Valeriano (Virginia) Ruffa, 77, 520 Beatrice, died at her home yesterday.
A native of Tetti di Dronero, Italy, Mrs. Ruffa had live in California for 38 years and in Tulare or 25 years. She was a member of the First Church of God, D and Kern , and the Roma Lodge, Sons of Italy.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. in the Hamilton Peers Funeral service Chapel with the Rev O. Eddie Jones officiating.
She is survived by her Husband, five sons, Arnold and Eddie Ruffa, Tulare. Don Ruffa, Los Angeles; Theobaldo Ruffa Oakland; and Earl Ruffa, Berkeley; Five daughters, Mrs. Jake (Emma) Musso and Mrs. Joe(Dorothy Winters, Los Angeles; Mrs. Fred (Ophelia) Dorner, North Hollywood; Mrs. Bill (Violet) Baker, Long Beach; and Mrs. James (Virginia) Routh, Walker, Mo.; 14 grand children and six great-grandchildren
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Virginia was born to Giovani Agnese and Benedetta Marino on 8 May 1883 Dronero, Italy. She married Valeriano Frank Ruffa on 3 Nov. 1906 in Dronero, (prov. Cuneo), Piemonte, Italy. Her husband, Valeriano, arrived in New York on 29 Jan 1911 on the steam ship, La Savoie. He met Virginia and their first 3 Children when they arrived in New York on 21 Oct 1911 aboard the steam ship, La Provence. They made their first home in Rochester NY, where the next 6 children were born. Their last 2 childen were born in Las Angles. Some time after 1930 they purchased a ranch on the edge of Tulare on Bardsley road. Their 10 children were Ophelia, Emma, Santana, Violet, Dante, Theobaldo, Arnold, Earl, Virgina and Edward.
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THE HEIRLOOM
This isn’t my story. This is really my sister Alice’s story. I am happy that she told me this story, so I can relate it to you.
Among Alice’s prized possessions of was a rolling pin and a ravioli marker, and a story that goes with them.
When Alice’s mother-in-law, with her three small children board the ship in Italy to come to America, among the few extra things that she brought with her were her rolling pin and ravioli marker. They docked in New York and settled in Rochester. After her eighth child was born, they decided to travel across the states to live in Los Angeles, and there gave birth to her last two children. They arrived in Tulare with three school age children and the two of the things that she brought with her was her, ever present, ravioli marking pin.
Mama Ruffa never worked outside the home, but she loved to cook for her children. When the family gathered around the huge dining table, often there would be a large platter of ravioli, in the center of the table.
When Alice married Eddie Ruffa, one of the first things that she wanted to do, was to learn to cook the dishes that her husband liked the best. So she would go out to Mama Ruffa’s home during the day and learn to make the Italian dishes that he was accustom to. They spend many hours making sauce from fresh tomatoes that Papa Ruffa raised in the garden. Alice was intrigued with making ravioli. For years she would take her ingredients out to the Ruffa ranch home to make ravioli.
The day came that Mama Ruffa decided that her health would no longer let her cook like she once did. Out of her five daughters, and five daughter-in-laws Alice was the only one that cared enough to learn to make ravioli, and she wanted Alice to have the ravioli marker. When Eddie’s sisters and brothers visited Tulare, they were always welcome at his home and Alice often took pride in serving them home made Italian ravioli just like Mama Ruffa served.
As long as Alice was able to live in her home, she treated the heirloom that traveled with Mama Ruffa from Italy to Tulare, with loving care. (Research, bio and Heirloom story by Audrey DeCamp Hoffman)
Tulare Advance Register………22 Oct.1960
Mrs. Valeriano Ruffa : Mrs. Valeriano (Virginia) Ruffa, 77, 520 Beatrice, died at her home yesterday.
A native of Tetti di Dronero, Italy, Mrs. Ruffa had live in California for 38 years and in Tulare or 25 years. She was a member of the First Church of God, D and Kern , and the Roma Lodge, Sons of Italy.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. in the Hamilton Peers Funeral service Chapel with the Rev O. Eddie Jones officiating.
She is survived by her Husband, five sons, Arnold and Eddie Ruffa, Tulare. Don Ruffa, Los Angeles; Theobaldo Ruffa Oakland; and Earl Ruffa, Berkeley; Five daughters, Mrs. Jake (Emma) Musso and Mrs. Joe(Dorothy Winters, Los Angeles; Mrs. Fred (Ophelia) Dorner, North Hollywood; Mrs. Bill (Violet) Baker, Long Beach; and Mrs. James (Virginia) Routh, Walker, Mo.; 14 grand children and six great-grandchildren
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Virginia was born to Giovani Agnese and Benedetta Marino on 8 May 1883 Dronero, Italy. She married Valeriano Frank Ruffa on 3 Nov. 1906 in Dronero, (prov. Cuneo), Piemonte, Italy. Her husband, Valeriano, arrived in New York on 29 Jan 1911 on the steam ship, La Savoie. He met Virginia and their first 3 Children when they arrived in New York on 21 Oct 1911 aboard the steam ship, La Provence. They made their first home in Rochester NY, where the next 6 children were born. Their last 2 childen were born in Las Angles. Some time after 1930 they purchased a ranch on the edge of Tulare on Bardsley road. Their 10 children were Ophelia, Emma, Santana, Violet, Dante, Theobaldo, Arnold, Earl, Virgina and Edward.
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THE HEIRLOOM
This isn’t my story. This is really my sister Alice’s story. I am happy that she told me this story, so I can relate it to you.
Among Alice’s prized possessions of was a rolling pin and a ravioli marker, and a story that goes with them.
When Alice’s mother-in-law, with her three small children board the ship in Italy to come to America, among the few extra things that she brought with her were her rolling pin and ravioli marker. They docked in New York and settled in Rochester. After her eighth child was born, they decided to travel across the states to live in Los Angeles, and there gave birth to her last two children. They arrived in Tulare with three school age children and the two of the things that she brought with her was her, ever present, ravioli marking pin.
Mama Ruffa never worked outside the home, but she loved to cook for her children. When the family gathered around the huge dining table, often there would be a large platter of ravioli, in the center of the table.
When Alice married Eddie Ruffa, one of the first things that she wanted to do, was to learn to cook the dishes that her husband liked the best. So she would go out to Mama Ruffa’s home during the day and learn to make the Italian dishes that he was accustom to. They spend many hours making sauce from fresh tomatoes that Papa Ruffa raised in the garden. Alice was intrigued with making ravioli. For years she would take her ingredients out to the Ruffa ranch home to make ravioli.
The day came that Mama Ruffa decided that her health would no longer let her cook like she once did. Out of her five daughters, and five daughter-in-laws Alice was the only one that cared enough to learn to make ravioli, and she wanted Alice to have the ravioli marker. When Eddie’s sisters and brothers visited Tulare, they were always welcome at his home and Alice often took pride in serving them home made Italian ravioli just like Mama Ruffa served.
As long as Alice was able to live in her home, she treated the heirloom that traveled with Mama Ruffa from Italy to Tulare, with loving care. (Research, bio and Heirloom story by Audrey DeCamp Hoffman)
When you visit this memorial please leave flowers.
Tulare Advance Register………22 Oct.1960
Mrs. Valeriano Ruffa : Mrs. Valeriano (Virginia) Ruffa, 77, 520 Beatrice, died at her home yesterday.
A native of Tetti di Dronero, Italy, Mrs. Ruffa had live in California for 38 years and in Tulare or 25 years. She was a member of the First Church of God, D and Kern , and the Roma Lodge, Sons of Italy.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. in the Hamilton Peers Funeral service Chapel with the Rev O. Eddie Jones officiating.
She is survived by her Husband, five sons, Arnold and Eddie Ruffa, Tulare. Don Ruffa, Los Angeles; Theobaldo Ruffa Oakland; and Earl Ruffa, Berkeley; Five daughters, Mrs. Jake (Emma) Musso and Mrs. Joe(Dorothy Winters, Los Angeles; Mrs. Fred (Ophelia) Dorner, North Hollywood; Mrs. Bill (Violet) Baker, Long Beach; and Mrs. James (Virginia) Routh, Walker, Mo.; 14 grand children and six great-grandchildren
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Virginia was born to Giovani Agnese and Benedetta Marino on 8 May 1883 Dronero, Italy. She married Valeriano Frank Ruffa on 3 Nov. 1906 in Dronero, (prov. Cuneo), Piemonte, Italy. Her husband, Valeriano, arrived in New York on 29 Jan 1911 on the steam ship, La Savoie. He met Virginia and their first 3 Children when they arrived in New York on 21 Oct 1911 aboard the steam ship, La Provence. They made their first home in Rochester NY, where the next 6 children were born. Their last 2 childen were born in Las Angles. Some time after 1930 they purchased a ranch on the edge of Tulare on Bardsley road. Their 10 children were Ophelia, Emma, Santana, Violet, Dante, Theobaldo, Arnold, Earl, Virgina and Edward.
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THE HEIRLOOM
This isn’t my story. This is really my sister Alice’s story. I am happy that she told me this story, so I can relate it to you.
Among Alice’s prized possessions of was a rolling pin and a ravioli marker, and a story that goes with them.
When Alice’s mother-in-law, with her three small children board the ship in Italy to come to America, among the few extra things that she brought with her were her rolling pin and ravioli marker. They docked in New York and settled in Rochester. After her eighth child was born, they decided to travel across the states to live in Los Angeles, and there gave birth to her last two children. They arrived in Tulare with three school age children and the two of the things that she brought with her was her, ever present, ravioli marking pin.
Mama Ruffa never worked outside the home, but she loved to cook for her children. When the family gathered around the huge dining table, often there would be a large platter of ravioli, in the center of the table.
When Alice married Eddie Ruffa, one of the first things that she wanted to do, was to learn to cook the dishes that her husband liked the best. So she would go out to Mama Ruffa’s home during the day and learn to make the Italian dishes that he was accustom to. They spend many hours making sauce from fresh tomatoes that Papa Ruffa raised in the garden. Alice was intrigued with making ravioli. For years she would take her ingredients out to the Ruffa ranch home to make ravioli.
The day came that Mama Ruffa decided that her health would no longer let her cook like she once did. Out of her five daughters, and five daughter-in-laws Alice was the only one that cared enough to learn to make ravioli, and she wanted Alice to have the ravioli marker. When Eddie’s sisters and brothers visited Tulare, they were always welcome at his home and Alice often took pride in serving them home made Italian ravioli just like Mama Ruffa served.
As long as Alice was able to live in her home, she treated the heirloom that traveled with Mama Ruffa from Italy to Tulare, with loving care. (Research, bio and Heirloom story by Audrey DeCamp Hoffman)
Tulare Advance Register………22 Oct.1960
Mrs. Valeriano Ruffa : Mrs. Valeriano (Virginia) Ruffa, 77, 520 Beatrice, died at her home yesterday.
A native of Tetti di Dronero, Italy, Mrs. Ruffa had live in California for 38 years and in Tulare or 25 years. She was a member of the First Church of God, D and Kern , and the Roma Lodge, Sons of Italy.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. in the Hamilton Peers Funeral service Chapel with the Rev O. Eddie Jones officiating.
She is survived by her Husband, five sons, Arnold and Eddie Ruffa, Tulare. Don Ruffa, Los Angeles; Theobaldo Ruffa Oakland; and Earl Ruffa, Berkeley; Five daughters, Mrs. Jake (Emma) Musso and Mrs. Joe(Dorothy Winters, Los Angeles; Mrs. Fred (Ophelia) Dorner, North Hollywood; Mrs. Bill (Violet) Baker, Long Beach; and Mrs. James (Virginia) Routh, Walker, Mo.; 14 grand children and six great-grandchildren
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Virginia was born to Giovani Agnese and Benedetta Marino on 8 May 1883 Dronero, Italy. She married Valeriano Frank Ruffa on 3 Nov. 1906 in Dronero, (prov. Cuneo), Piemonte, Italy. Her husband, Valeriano, arrived in New York on 29 Jan 1911 on the steam ship, La Savoie. He met Virginia and their first 3 Children when they arrived in New York on 21 Oct 1911 aboard the steam ship, La Provence. They made their first home in Rochester NY, where the next 6 children were born. Their last 2 childen were born in Las Angles. Some time after 1930 they purchased a ranch on the edge of Tulare on Bardsley road. Their 10 children were Ophelia, Emma, Santana, Violet, Dante, Theobaldo, Arnold, Earl, Virgina and Edward.
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THE HEIRLOOM
This isn’t my story. This is really my sister Alice’s story. I am happy that she told me this story, so I can relate it to you.
Among Alice’s prized possessions of was a rolling pin and a ravioli marker, and a story that goes with them.
When Alice’s mother-in-law, with her three small children board the ship in Italy to come to America, among the few extra things that she brought with her were her rolling pin and ravioli marker. They docked in New York and settled in Rochester. After her eighth child was born, they decided to travel across the states to live in Los Angeles, and there gave birth to her last two children. They arrived in Tulare with three school age children and the two of the things that she brought with her was her, ever present, ravioli marking pin.
Mama Ruffa never worked outside the home, but she loved to cook for her children. When the family gathered around the huge dining table, often there would be a large platter of ravioli, in the center of the table.
When Alice married Eddie Ruffa, one of the first things that she wanted to do, was to learn to cook the dishes that her husband liked the best. So she would go out to Mama Ruffa’s home during the day and learn to make the Italian dishes that he was accustom to. They spend many hours making sauce from fresh tomatoes that Papa Ruffa raised in the garden. Alice was intrigued with making ravioli. For years she would take her ingredients out to the Ruffa ranch home to make ravioli.
The day came that Mama Ruffa decided that her health would no longer let her cook like she once did. Out of her five daughters, and five daughter-in-laws Alice was the only one that cared enough to learn to make ravioli, and she wanted Alice to have the ravioli marker. When Eddie’s sisters and brothers visited Tulare, they were always welcome at his home and Alice often took pride in serving them home made Italian ravioli just like Mama Ruffa served.
As long as Alice was able to live in her home, she treated the heirloom that traveled with Mama Ruffa from Italy to Tulare, with loving care. (Research, bio and Heirloom story by Audrey DeCamp Hoffman)
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