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She leaves behind her children, Christopher, Michael (Lauren), Dawn and Amber (Jacob). She was a loving grandmother of Allyssa, Anthony, Jacob and Joseph (Sandy Iskra) and sister of Patricia (Kris) Crease and Barbara (George "Dusty") McIntyre. She also leaves her step-children, Michael, Alexander (Emily), Stephanie (Christian) and Marie (Jacob) and several nieces and nephews and their families.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Michael J. Rukule on March 25, 2025. Her parents, Raymond and Esther (Frayer) Barbato are also deceased.
Sandy was employed at J.F. Morgan and Sons Real Estate in Willoughby for more than 20 years.
The family will receive friends from 5-8 PM on Thursday, July 17, 2025 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby.
In lieu of flowers, the family is accepting monetary donations.
To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Sandra L. Rukule (Barbato), please visit our floral store.
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Mary Ann & Tim Harrington
July 30, 2025
Mary Ann and I are so sorry to hear about Sandy's passing. We enjoyed talking to her at our yearly condo board meetings.
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Jimmy McCarthy
July 18, 2025
Im so sorry for your loss.
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