Mr. Joseph Martin Ruggiero, 81

FAYETTEVILLE Mr. Joseph Martin Ruggiero, 81, of Fayetteville died at his home June 26, 2013. He was a native of Bronx, NY. He retired from Kings Park State Psychiatric Hospital in Long Island, NY where he worked for 37 years. He was predeceased by his parents, Joseph and Rose Ruggiero and his wife, Mable Ruggiero. A funeral mass will be held at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Fayetteville, Saturday, June 29 at 11:00 A.M. with father David Noon and Rev. Michael Couillard officiating. Interment will follow in the Williams-Spell Cemetery in Autryville. He is survived by one daughter, Patricia Johnson (husband, William) of Fayetteville; one brother, Thomas Ruggiero (wife, Louise) of Kings Park, NY.; and two grandchildren, Joseph and Steven Johnson of Fayetteville. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M., Friday, June 28 at Butler Funeral Home in Stedman. Services entrusted to Butler Funeral Home in Stedman. A funeral mass will be held at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Fayetteville, Saturday, June 29 at 11:00 A.M. with father David Noon and Rev. Michael Couillard officiating. Interment will follow in the Williams-Spell Cemetery in Autryville.