Ruddy, Joan Smith 85, of Aurora, passed away Wednesday, October
15, 2014. She was born May 6, 1929 in Kansas City, Missouri. She
graduated from West Lafayette High School in 1945 and went on to Purdue
University. While at Purdue, Joan was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta
sorority. July 30, 1949 Joan married Daniel J. Ruddy and moved to Aurora
where she began her life's work as a loving wife and mother. Joan's
social organizations included the Aurora Woman's Club, St. Anne's
Society Unit 2 of Holy Angels Church, Mercy Center Auxiliary, the Kappa
Alpha Theta Alumnae Club and the Pan Hellenic Association of the
Coachella Valley, California, where she wintered for twenty years. Mrs.
Ruddy is survived by her son, Michael J. (Mary) Ruddy of Boulder, CO;
three daughters, Carolyn Festner of Paso Robles, CA, Julie (Dennis)
Corcoran of Schaumburg, IL and Susie (Matt) Laurich of Elgin, IL; nine
grandchildren, Max (Christy) Ruddy of Highlands Ranch, CO, Matt
(Heather) Ruddy of Centennial, CO, Jennifer (Phil) Costanzo of San Luis
Obispo, CA, Lindsey Woodward of Paso Robles, CA, Sean Corcoran of
Chicago, IL, Erin Corcoran of Schaumburg, IL, Matt Laurich of
Minneapolis, MN, Joe and Emily Laurich of Elgin, IL; and four
great-grandchildren, Alexander, Addison and Andrew Ruddy of Highlands
Ranch, CO, and Madeleine Ruddy of Centennial, CO. She was preceded in
death by her husband, Daniel J. Ruddy; parents, Thomas Randolph and
Pauline (Caplinger) Smith of West Lafayette, IN. Visitation will be held
on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 from 4:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. with a liturgical
wake service at 6:30 p.m. at The Healy Chapel, 332 W. Downer Pl.,
Aurora, IL 60506. A funeral mass will be celebrated, Wednesday, October
22, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. at Holy Angels Church, corner of Lancaster and
Hardin Avenues, Aurora, IL. Interment immediately following mass will
take place at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Aurora. Memorials contributions may
be made to The Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley (formerly
Aurora Foundation), Holy Angels Church, Presence or Rush Copley Medical
Center. For further information please call 630-897-9291 or
www.healychapel.com to sign the online guestbook.
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