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Sandra Marie (Buonfiglio) Ricciardi, 79, of Middlebury died Saturday, Oct. 1, at St. Mary’s Hospital. She was the widow of Richard Roland Ricciardi.
Mrs. Ricciardi was born April 14, 1937, in Waterbury, Conn., the daughter of the late Angelo and Adeline (DelGobbo) Buonfiglio. She was a graduate of Mary Abbott Grammar School, Crosby High School and Waterbury Hospital School of Nursing, where she earned her registered nurse degree. She worked at both Waterbury Hospital and St. Mary’s Hospital. In her retirement, she was active in her community and enjoyed attending arts and language courses at UCONN Waterbury.
Mrs. Ricciardi leaves a son Richard, his wife, Jennifer, and their daughter, Kaitlyn, all of Sedalia, Colorado; a daughter, Julie Ader, her husband, Jason Ader, and their four children Sophia, Jack, Asher and Ava, all of New York City; and a daughter, Jennifer Wilcox, her husband, Nathaniel Wilcox, and their son, James, of New York City.
Mrs. Ricciardi was a devout communicant of St. John of the Cross Catholic Church in Middlebury. She loved spending time with her grandchildren and visiting New York City and the Hamptons. Her grandchildren were the light of her life. Nothing gave her more joy than baking their favorite cookies, reading them stories, hearing about their day and watching them grow.
She was fan of Broadway shows and attended many theatrical performances over the years. She spent summers on Cape Cod, enjoying the shore with her family, as well as taking drives to Long Island Sound at Hammonasset Beach. She was a passionate UCONN basketball fan of both the men’s and the women’s teams.
Her funeral will be Thursday, Oct. 6, at 8:30 a.m. from the Murphy Funeral Home at 115 Willow St. in Waterbury to St. John of the Cross Church at 1263 West St. in Middlebury for a Mass at 9:30 a.m. Burial will follow in Mount Olivet Cemetery in Watertown. Friends may call at the funeral home Wednesday, Oct. 5, from 4 to 7 p.m.
Donations can be made in Sandra’s name to the Elizabeth Kirk Fund to benefit the Connecticut Nurses Association providing care for its members. Elizabeth Kirk Fund c/o The Connecticut Nurses Association, 1224 Mill St., Bldg B, East Berlin, CT 06023; 203-238-1207.
Visit www.murphyfuneralhomect.com for more information or to send an online condolence.
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