Ruth Cruz, 81, of St. Louis, Missouri, formerly of New Bedford, died Thursday, October 15, 2009 after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late John B. "Duke" Cruz, Jr.
Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late John Azevedo and Elvira "Bea" (Pina) Duarte, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life before moving to St. Louis two years ago to live with her daughter Susan.
Mrs. Cruz was formerly employed with Carol Cable Company in New Bedford.
Survivors include two children, Collins A. Kydd, Jr of New Bedford, and Susan Ribeiro of St. Louis; a sister, Beverly Cardoso of New Bedford; two brothers, Louis Azevedo and David Azevedo, both of New Bedford; two grandchildren, Nsenga Ribeiro-Anderson of St. Louis, and Jonathan Ribeiro of New Bedford, four great-grandchildren, Rance, Imani, Jaevon and Mikalah, all of St. Louis; and many nieces and nephews and extended family. She was loved by all and will be dearly missed.
She was the sister of the late Manuel (Sonny) Azevedo and Eva (Azevedo) Travers.
Due to her living out of state, a Memorial Mass will be conducted next month on Saturday, November 28th at 11 AM in Our Lady of the Assumption Church. Relatives and friends are invited to attend her Memorial Mass and to join the family for refreshments at the church immediately following the service. For online condolence book, please visit www.saundersdwyer.com.