Ruth B. Suarez, 90, of Sun City Huntley, passed away suddenly in her sleep Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at The Springs in Crystal Lake.
Visitation will be on Friday, August 18, 2017 from 4:00 to 7:00pm at DeFiore Jorgensen Funeral Home-10763 Dundee Road, Huntley. Visitation will also be on Saturday from 9:00to 10:00am at St. Mary Church-10307 Dundee Road, Huntley with a Funeral Mass at 10:00am. Burial will be in River Valley Cemetery in Dundee. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to one’s charity of choice.
Ruth was born April 6, 1927 the daughter of Erwin and Eleanor (Simons) Basten in Chicago, Illinois. She married John “Jack” Suarez on August 29, 1953. Jack and Ruth were 40 year residents of Sleepy Hollow before retiring to Sun City, Huntley. They were long time members of St. Catherine’s Parish in West Dundee where Ruth played the organ for many years. Ruth volunteered on several committees and was a member of St. Catherine Altar and Rosary. She was a scout leader for many years for both the boy scouts and girl scouts. Ruth was a cherished mother, wife, aunt, grandmother and friend whose witty advice and soft words of encouragement will be missed by all who knew her.
She is survived by her children, Marianne (Tom) Pigott, Nancy (William) Gustitus, John, Jr. (Anne) Suarez, and Tom (Dawn) Suarez, and by her nine grandchildren: Lauren, Marissa and Christian Pigott, Geoffrey and Grace Gustitus, Olivia and Jack Suarez and Thomas and William Suarez. She is preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Jack.
For further information please call the funeral home at 847-515-8772 or on-line condolences may be directed to www.defiorejorgensen.com
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Aunt Ruth you will be missed dearly and I truly Ty for all the memories I will forever cherish.... Love you always!
We are sad to here of the passing of Ruth and you and your family are in our prays.
Good-bye to a dear friend and neighbor. You will be missed very much.
My prayers andthoughts are with each and every one of Mrs. Suarez's family. She was a good friend to my mom. Now they are together catching up. God bless
Marianne, Nancy, John, & Tom, Sad to hear of your Mothers sudden passing. She was a great lady, and she will surely be missed by all. Hearing that news from my Mom made me think of all the fun times we had at the Sleepy Hollow lake house, those are certainly fond memories for Shirley and I. Isn't it amazing that our Dads were boyhood friends, and remained friends their entire lives. Our Moms have been friends for around 70 years, that is so special. We are so sorry for your loss, and wish your entire family our very best. I know that whenever we conjure up a memory of your Mom & Dad, it will most certainly put a smile on our faces!
Our prayers and thoughts are with the Suarez family.
Ruth was a dear friend and playmate in Chicago where we were neighbors in our youth. Such great memories of she and all the Bastens!