Obituaries

Obituary: Palma Ruggiero, 99, of East Haven

She was a Branford High School English teacher for more than three decades, teaching her favorite authors, Shakespeare, Dante, and Dickens.

EAST HAVEN, CT — A recent East Haven obituary.

Palma Ruggiero, 99, of East Haven, who died just five months shy of her 100th birthday, was a Branford English teacher, who volunteered with the Friends of the Library, the Historical Society and taught adult Bible classes at Our Lady of Pompeii Church.

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