Marcelino Ruiz

Marcelino Ruiz, 61, passed away surrounded by his family on Saturday, October 18, 2014 at Mercy Hospice in Johnston.

Marce was born November 14, 1952 in San Bernardo, Durango, Mexico to Magdalena Ramirez and Manuel Ruiz. He served in the United States Navy for four years on the U.S. Abnaki. Marce retired from the Federal Aviation Administration where he had been an Environmental Engineer for 30 years. He was a very intelligent, charismatic man with a good heart who made friends wherever he went.

Marce is survived by his loving wife, Virginia; daughter, Crystal (Cody) Thomas and her children, Keegen, Kayne, Kaylee, Bayleigh, Kristian and Wyatt; step-daughter, Joanna (Raymond) Karns and their children, Cole, Mathew and Jacque; step-son, Daniel (Shannon) Allen and their children, Kristen and SeaAna; siblings, Magdalena (Seyfollah) Etemadi, Fermin Ruiz and Rosa Maria (Jesus) Gutierrez; and a host of nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents and first wife, Mary.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at Hamilton’s Southtown Funeral Home, 5400 SW 9th Street followed by burial at Glendale Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday at the funeral home.

**Please note the construction on SW 9th Street, there is still access to the funeral home from Kenyon off of SW 14th St. and SW 9th Street coming from the north. There is additional parking available in the north grassy lots off of Kenyon. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Condolences may be expressed at:
www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com

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