Gerard Paul LaRuffa
September 11, 1946 - November 24, 2023
Obituary
Gerard Paul LaRuffa, 77, of Aberdeen, MD, passed away peacefully at Perry Point VA Hospice Center.
Born in Brooklyn, NY on September 11, 1946, Gerard was the son of the late Francis Anthony LaRuffa, Sr and Charlotte Joan LaRuffa. He retired from the US Army as a Sergeant First Class, as a food service supervisor. He traveled the world during his military career. After being stationed at Aberdeen Proving Ground in 1980, he then made Aberdeen his home with his beloved wife, Vi, and their four kids. Gerard was a member of St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church and will be remembered as a devoted family man. His love language was food. If he cooked for you, he loved you.
Surviving to cherish his memory are his wife of 53 years, Vi LaRuffa; four children, Joseph LaRuffa and his wife Christy of Havre de Grace, Francis (Frano) LaRuffa and his wife Tonya of Aberdeen, Gerard LaRuffa, Jr. and his wife Lisa of St. Louis, MO, and Cathy LaRuffa and her fiancé Jamie Filiaggi of Bel Air; 8 grandchildren; 4 bonus grandchildren; brothers Anthony LaRuffa and his wife Ruth-Ellen of New York, and Eugene LaRuffa and his wife Maria of New York; and his sister Cathy Canesa and her husband John of California. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother Francis A. LaRuffa, Jr.
Family and friends are invited to a visitation on Friday December 8, 2023, from 2-4 and 6-8 pm at Tarring-Cargo Funeral Home, P.A., 333 South Parke St., Aberdeen, MD 21001. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church, 222 Law Street, Aberdeen, MD 21001 on Saturday December 9, 2023, at 10:00 am. Burial will be at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital or Perry Point VA Medical Center, Voluntary Services/135, Perry Point, MD 21902. Make checks payable to VAMHCS (memo line should read Hospice Account 1053/G.LaRuffa)