Family Card - Person Sheet
NameJoseph F. Rugo IV 
Birth8 Aug 1952
Death26 Mar 2003, Worcester, Massachusetts
EducationBA Fairleigh Dickinson, MPA, George Washington Univ., 1981
FatherJoseph F. Rugo 3rd (1925-1996)
MotherMary E. McGrath (1929-)
Spouses
BirthSep 1958
EducationBA, Connecticut College 1980; MD, Medical College Of Pennsylvania, 1991
FatherWilliam Priest
Marriage25 Jul 1987, Brookfield, Fairfield, Connecticut
Divorce
ChildrenJoseph F.
Rachel
William (Willy) (1994-)
Notes for Joseph F. Rugo IV
Living in Turkey in 1996.
The Boston Globe - 3/27/2003.
Joseph F. Rugo IV
Age 50, of Northbridge, March 26, 2003. Beloved father of Joseph F. Rugo V, Rachel Rugo and Willy Rugo. Cherished son of Mary E. (McGrath) Rugo of Centerville and Naples, FL and the late Joseph F. Rugo III. Brother of Michael P. Rugo of Stow, MA, Anne E. Kelly of Canton and Thomas R. Rugo of Centerville. Joseph is also survived by his former wife Barbara Rugo Focht of Grafton and many nieces and nephews. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in St. Mary of the Hills Church, Milton, Saturday, March 29 at 10 AM. Relatives and friends invited. Visiting hours at the Dolan Funeral Home, 1140 Washington St., DORCHESTER LOWER MILLS, Friday 4-7 PM. Interment Holyhood Cemetery, Brookline.
Dolan Funeral Home website:
Joseph F. Rugo IV , , an administrator for the Department of Mental Health of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, died suddenly Wednesday March 26 at UMASS Medical Center, Worcester. He was 50 years old.
Born in Brookline, he was raised in Hingham. He was a graduate of Hingham High School, Fairleigh Dickinson University in Rutherford, NJ and received his masters degree in public administration from George Washington University in Washington, DC.
He worked for five years in Washington, seven in Philadelphia, PA and then concentrated on raising his three children as they traveled during his wife’s service in the military.
A doting father, his desire was to camp in all of the state parks of Massachusetts with his children, teaching them his love of nature, camping and fishing. He was an avid outdoorsman.
Beloved father of Joseph F. Rugo V, Rachel Rugo and Willy Rugo. Cherished son of Mary E. (McGrath) Rugo of Centerville and Naples, FL and the late Joseph F. Rugo III. Brother of Michael P. Rugo of Stow, MA, Anne E. Rugo (Kelly) of Canton and Thomas R. Rugo of Centerville. Dear friend of Debbie A. Walsh of Boylston.
Milton Times April 3, 2003
Joseph F. Rugo IV
Joseph F. Rugo IV, 50, died suddenly March 26 at UMass Medical Center, Worcester.
Born in Brookline, he was raised in Hingham. He was a graduate of Hingham High School, Fairleigh Dickinson University and received his master’s degree in public administration from George Washington University. His parents and grandparents lived in Milton.
Mr. Rugo was an administrator for the Department of Mental Health for the state.
He is survived by two sons, Joseph F. Rugo V, and Willy Rugo; a daughter, Rachel Rugo; his mother, Mary E. (McGrath) Rugo of Centerville and Florida; two brothers, Michael P. Rugo of Stow and Thomas R. Rugo of Centerville; a sister, Anne E. Kelly of Canton; his friend Debbie A. Walsh of Boylston; his former wife Barbara Rugo Focht of Grafton; and many nieces and nephews.
A funeral Mass was celebrated in St. Mary of the Hills Church on March 29. Burial was in Holyhood Cemetery, Brookline.
Assessing Dept.
Joseph F Rugo
17 Cross Pl
Northbridge, MA 01534
Phone: 508-234-4576
Joseph F. Rugo IV
SSN: 025-42-1585
Last Residence: 01534 Northbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America
Born: 8 Aug 1952
Died: 26 Mar 2003
State (Year) SSN issued: Massachusetts (1967-1968)
The Boston Globe - 3/27/2003.
Joseph F. Rugo IV
Age 50, of Northbridge, March 26, 2003. Beloved father of Joseph F. Rugo V, Rachel Rugo and Willy Rugo. Cherished son of Mary E. (McGrath) Rugo of Centerville and Naples, FL and the late Joseph F. Rugo III. Brother of Michael P. Rugo of Stow, MA, Anne E. Kelly of Canton and Thomas R. Rugo of Centerville. Joseph is also survived by his former wife Barbara Rugo Focht of Grafton and many nieces and nephews. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in St. Mary of the Hills Church, Milton, Saturday, March 29 at 10 AM. Relatives and friends invited. Visiting hours at the Dolan Funeral Home, 1140 Washington St., DORCHESTER LOWER MILLS, Friday 4-7 PM. Interment Holyhood Cemetery, Brookline.
Dolan Funeral Home website:
Joseph F. Rugo IV , , an administrator for the Department of Mental Health of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, died suddenly Wednesday March 26 at UMASS Medical Center, Worcester. He was 50 years old.
Born in Brookline, he was raised in Hingham. He was a graduate of Hingham High School, Fairleigh Dickinson University in Rutherford, NJ and received his masters degree in public administration from George Washington University in Washington, DC.
He worked for five years in Washington, seven in Philadelphia, PA and then concentrated on raising his three children as they traveled during his wife’s service in the military.
A doting father, his desire was to camp in all of the state parks of Massachusetts with his children, teaching them his love of nature, camping and fishing. He was an avid outdoorsman.
Beloved father of Joseph F. Rugo V, Rachel Rugo and Willy Rugo. Cherished son of Mary E. (McGrath) Rugo of Centerville and Naples, FL and the late Joseph F. Rugo III. Brother of Michael P. Rugo of Stow, MA, Anne E. Rugo (Kelly) of Canton and Thomas R. Rugo of Centerville. Dear friend of Debbie A. Walsh of Boylston.
Milton Times April 3, 2003
Joseph F. Rugo IV
Joseph F. Rugo IV, 50, died suddenly March 26 at UMass Medical Center, Worcester.
Born in Brookline, he was raised in Hingham. He was a graduate of Hingham High School, Fairleigh Dickinson University and received his master’s degree in public administration from George Washington University. His parents and grandparents lived in Milton.
Mr. Rugo was an administrator for the Department of Mental Health for the state.
He is survived by two sons, Joseph F. Rugo V, and Willy Rugo; a daughter, Rachel Rugo; his mother, Mary E. (McGrath) Rugo of Centerville and Florida; two brothers, Michael P. Rugo of Stow and Thomas R. Rugo of Centerville; a sister, Anne E. Kelly of Canton; his friend Debbie A. Walsh of Boylston; his former wife Barbara Rugo Focht of Grafton; and many nieces and nephews.
A funeral Mass was celebrated in St. Mary of the Hills Church on March 29. Burial was in Holyhood Cemetery, Brookline.
Assessing Dept.
Joseph F Rugo
17 Cross Pl
Northbridge, MA 01534
Phone: 508-234-4576
Joseph F. Rugo IV
SSN: 025-42-1585
Last Residence: 01534 Northbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America
Born: 8 Aug 1952
Died: 26 Mar 2003
State (Year) SSN issued: Massachusetts (1967-1968)