MATTHEW J. RUGEL

MATTHEW J. RUGEL MEMORIAL DONATIONS MAY BE MADE IN MATTHEW'S NAME TO: ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL 501 ST. JUDE PLACE MEMPHIS, TN 38105-9959 VISITATION: FRIDAY, JULY 31, 2020 3PM TO 7PM STICKLE-SOLTESZ FUNERAL HOME FUNERAL MASS: SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 2020 9:30AM ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE RC CHURCH 5635 BERKSHIRE VALLEY ROAD OAK RIDGE, NJ 07438 INTERMENT: SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 2020 FOLLOWING FUNERAL MASS CALVARY CEMETERY McLEAN BLVD. PATERSON, NJ Matthew J. Rugel, 85 years of age, of Oak Ridge, NJ., passed away on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. Born on November 29, 1934 in Passaic, NJ to the late Barbara (nee Gangler) and Mathias Rugel. Matthew proudly served in the US Navy from 1955 to 1960. Matthew married Rita Baksa in 1957 and resided in Clifton, NJ where they started their family. They later moved to Butler, NJ and have since resided in Oak Ridge until his passing. Matthew was a chemical Operator for Givadaun in Clifton, NJ retiring in 1995. Before moving to Oak Ridge, NJ Matthew was a parishioner of St. Anthony’s Church in Butler, NJ where he served as a Eucharistic Minister. Once in Oak Ridge, NJ he became a devoted parishioner of St. Thomas the Apostle RC Church in Oak Ridge, NJ. For more than 40 years he was a member of the Knights of Columbus. Matthew was active with the Butler XYZ and with the Milton Golden Age Club. He will best be remembered for his kindness and his love of family, not to mention his incredible organizational skills. He was a great man who touched many lives. Matthew was predeceased by his dear brother Rev. Msgr. James Rugel in 2004 and his brother-in-law Victor Baksa in 1999. He is survived by his beloved wife Rita, his loving children Donna Coco and her husband John of Wantage, NJ., Maryann McLaughlin and her husband Bill of Hewitt, NJ., Rita Marzocca and her husband John of Oak Ridge, NJ., Matthew P. Rugel and his wife Maryann of Wayne, NJ., Barbara Rodney and her husband Joe of Sparta, NJ., Paul J. Rugel of Oak Ridge, NJ., and Pat LaPenter and her husband Tom of Vernon, NJ., his cherished grandchildren Melissa and her husband Matt Kida, Christine Coco; Bill and Kellie McLaughlin; Alexa and John Marzocca; Matt and Marisa Rugel; Mike and Jon Rodney; Paul M. Rugel; and Tom LaPenter; his adored great granddaughter Mackenzie Kida; his brother-in-law Richard Baksa and his wife Christine of Clifton, NJ; his sister-in-law Joanne Baksa of Morristown, NJ; as well as several nieces and nephews. The family will receive visitors on Friday, July 31, 2020 from 3pm to 7pm at the Stickle-Soltesz Funeral Home, 187 La Rue Road, Newfoundland, NJ 07435. A funeral mass will take place on Saturday, August 1, 2020 at 9:30am at St. Thomas the Apostle RC Church, 5635 Berkshire Valley Road, Oak Ridge, NJ 07438 followed by the interment at Calvary Cemetery in Paterson, NJ. Log onto www.sticklesolteszfuneralhome.com tribute wall to personally post your condolences, memories, photos, and videos, as well as driving directions to the funeral home, church, and cemetery.

MATTHEW J. RUGEL

November 29, 1934 - July 29, 2020