Martha L. (Ruggieri) Penler

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Martha L. (Ruggieri) Penler, 80, of Fairhaven, Massachusetts, died August 5, 2014, at Brandon Woods of Dartmouth, after a long illness.

Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late James and Lillian (Downing) Ruggieri. Some of her hobbies include Photography and Billiards.

She is survived by two daughters, Donna Aloia and her husband, Joseph, and Kristine Vancour, and two sons, Robert Penler and his wife, Sherry and Thomas Penler. Also survived by three sisters, Dorothea Cary, Lillian Costa and Lucille Marcello, three brothers, William C. Ruggieri, Thomas M. Ruggieri and John Ruggieri; and eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Mrs. Penler was also the sister of the late Ralph, Patrick and James Ruggieri.

Her funeral mass was help at St. Lawrence Martyr Church. Arrangements were by Wilson Chapel, New Bedford, MA.