Mary and family, our thoughts and prayers are with you at this time. May you find comfort and strength in your faith knowing that Mom has gone home and is safe in the hands of our Lord.
On behalf on St. Anthony’s C.W.L. we would like to express our deepest sympathy to the Saruga family. She was a great and proud member of our council. She was proud of her over sixty years of membership to the C.W.L. She will be deeply missed by all of her C.W.L. sisters of the League. May God bless you all during this difficult time. You will all be in our thoughts and prayers.
Our deepest sympathy to the Saruga family during this difficult time. She was a wonderful and delightful lady to have met and known. She always had a smile on her face whenever she greeted you. Whenever Lea called Barbara to help with the C.W.L., she didn’t hesitate to come and lend a hand. We always enjoyed her beautiful baking, especially when we had the bake sale and potluck dinner. Whenever we walked past her home when we went to St. Anthony’s Church, we loved looking and admiring her beautiful garden. She will truly be missed. May God bless you all and may you all cherish the wonderful memories of Barbara in your heart forever. You’re in our thoughts and prayers. Lea and Arna.
I have always had the greatest regard for Mrs. Saruga ( as I was always taught to address her – never Barbara. Even today that sticks. I grew up on a farm just a few miles from the Saruga farm and we made frequest visits with our families usually on sundays. No one worked on sundays then and somehow we still always got the crops in and made a decent living. Maybe even a better living. How things have changed. Not sure that puts us ahead or very behind. The future is yet to be known. Mrs. Saruga was my Godmother and every Christmas and birthday she remembered with either a special doll or a silver dollar.That special memory remains with me even to this day – her generosity and very caring personality shone with every visit. Her obituary says it all.I wish I could make it down for this special funeral to say goodbye but since I am still working and my days are booked solid I will not be able to join you in person but will be there in spirit and in my heart I remember and cherish such wonderful times. From the common phone line to the toppling of the bales – many many memories to cherish. My deepest condolences to Margaret, Mary & Ann and your families- on your loss and may all the wonderful memories help you to go forward and continue on the paths that you have chosen for your lives. Though we live far apart now- our childhood memories will be forever in our hearts.
Our deepest sympathies to Mrs. Saruga’s entire family on the passing of their beloved mother, but particularly to Ann & Edd. Although we never met her, through the years we have enjoyed Ann’s proud stories about her mother’s life and know how much she was loved and will be missed.
