Graziella “Grace” M. (Constantino) Rufo passed away at the Bear Hill Nursing Center on August 5, 2008. She was 86 years old.
Born in Ohio, Grace was a lifelong resident of Malden. She was married for 33 years to the late Anthony Rufo and was a member of the Ladies Auxillary V.F.W. Post 639 in Malden.
Grace was he beloved mother of Linda Earle and her husband Albert of Stoneham and Robert Rufo and his wife Ann of Virginia. She was the dear sister of the late Sylvia Ferrone and John Constantino. She was the cherished grandmother of Bryan, Kevin, Todd and David Earle, Katie and Michael Rufo and Lindsay Febles and her husband Celso. Grace was the great-grandmother of Emily, Matthew, Alyssa and Piper. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
The Funeral will be held from the A.J. Spadafora Funeral Home, 865 Main Street, Malden on Saturday, August 9th at 9:00 a.m. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in Sacred Hearts Church, 297 Main Street, Malden at 10:00 a.m. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Visiting hours are Friday, August 8th from 4-8 p.m. Interment Forest Dale Cemetery, Malden.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Grace’s memory may be made to the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital Fund Development, 24 Porter Street, Melrose, MA 02176 or the American Cancer Society, 30 Speen Street, Framingham, MA 01701.