Linda A. (Voner) Ruggiero, 51, of Mason, New Hampshire, formerly of Brookline, New Hampshire and Concord, Massachusetts died Wednesday September 29, 2010 at Southern New Hampshire Medical Center in Nashua, New Hampshire. She was the beloved wife of 26 years of Martin D. Ruggiero.
Born in Concord, Mass on March 6, 1959 she was the daughter of Paul and Marge Voner of Lady Lake, Florida. She attended Concord schools and was a 1977 graduate of Concord-Carlisle High School.
In 1992 she co-founded along with her husband Marty, The Driving Range in Mason, N.H, which she owned and managed until her diagnosis of cancer one and one-half months ago.
Her interests included travel, walking on the beach, cooking and snowshoeing with the family dog Tyson.
She loved her family and friends unconditionally and gave of herself to help anyone in their time of need. She always had a smile on her face and a sparkle in her eyes. She lived life to the fullest and had great passion for everything she did. She loved to plant the beautiful flowers that surrounded her home and family business. Linda had a great ability to make everyone feel welcome and loved. Linda built a successful business by hard work and kindness towards others. Her generosity and loving heart will always be remembered. She will be sadly missed by her loving family, friends and all that knew her.
In addition to her loving husband, Martin, she was also the loving mother of Nicole A. Ruggiero of Mason, New Hampshire, step-mother of Marty Ruggiero Jr., host mother of Usman and Bella, sister of Paul Voner Jr., William Voner, Vicki Tetreault, Fran Callahan, John, James and Thomas Voner and is survived by several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.
Memorials:
Contributions in her memory may be made to American Lung Association,460 Totten Pond Road, Waltham, MA 02451.
Visitation:
Visiting hours at the Dee Funeral Home will be on Sunday October 3rd from 4 to 8 pm.
Service:
Funeral will be held Monday October 4th from the Dee Funeral Home, 27 Bedford Street, Concord Center at 9 am followed by a funeral Mass in Holy Family Parish, Monument Square, Concord at 10 am.