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Loving wife, mother, grandmother and sister
Mrs. Ruth Elvira “Mama Ruby” Ramirez-Callejas Prieto, 70, of Middlebury passed away unexpectedly Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. She was the wife of Raphael Antonio Prieto-Rodriguez.
Ruth was born in Bogata, Colombia, on Oct. 31, 1945, daughter of the late Jose Ramirez and Ana Callejas Ramirez. She was a Middlebury resident since 1980. She earned her master’s degree in social work at Springfield College. She was currently working in the home healthcare field. She loved working with children and was employed with the Waterbury Board of Education serving bilingual students in the 1970s and 80s. Her passion and joy was hospice care, and she loved working with her family at the Rock Garden Café in Watertown.
Besides her husband, Raphael, of 50 years, she leaves to cherish her memory, a son, Joseph Anthony Prieto of Middlebury; a daughter, Sandra Liliana Prieto-Healy of Middlebury; three brothers, Jaime, Fabio and Omar Ramirez; a sister, Luz Angela Arebalo; and four grandchildren, Michael and Alexis Prieto, Timothy and Kylie Healy.
Her funeral service will be Monday, Oct. 3, at 7:30 p.m. at Chase Parkway Memorial/The Albini Family Funeral Home at 430 Chase Parkway in Waterbury. Burial will be private and at the convenience of the family. Calling hours will be Monday from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the funeral home.
For more information or to send e-condolences visit www.chaseparkwaymemorial.com.
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