Walter Rusty Ruszkowski
February 24, 1924 ~ December 24, 2007
Walter (Rusty) Ruszkowski, 83, of Weirton, WV passed away December 24, 2007, at the Acuity Specialty Hospital in Steubenville, OH. He was born February 24, 1924, the son of the late Frank and Stella Dombrowski Ruszkowski. His daughter Joyce Ruszkowski Drake, brothers, Stanley and Edmund, and sister Jean Ruszkowski also preceded him in death.
Walter retired from the Weirton Steel Company where he worked in the Open Hearth Department. He graduated from Follansbee High School where he was a three sport letterman. He was a former member of the Sacred Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Weirton. He served his country in the US Navy.
He is survived by his daughter Lillian Hamel and her husband William of Eastsound, Washington; his son in law Jerry Drake Sr; grandchildren, Jennifer Poland and her husband Steve, Jessica, Jerry Jr. and Justin Drake; and great grandchildren Kyle and Kiersten Poland.
Visitation will be Saturday from 11:00 AM to 1:00PM. The service will begin at 1:00PM at the Greco-Hertnick Funeral Home, 3219 Main St, Weirton, WV. Interment will be in St Paul Cemetery where Military services will be conducted by the American Legion Firing Squad.
Memorial contributions can be made to the American Cancer Society, Hancock County Unit, PO Box 2166, Weirton, WV 26062 or the American Legion Firing Squad, 3140 Penna Ave, Weirton, WV 26062.
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To the Family of Walter Ruszkowski: Please know of my deepest sympathy and heartfelt prayers as you mourn your loss. Personally, I am saddened to see in the obituary that Walter’s daughter, Joyce, preceeded him in death. I have very profound memories of Joyce as she was my third grade teacher at Broadview Elementary, the year she married Mr. Drake. I remember going to her wedding at Sacred Heart and attending the reception on Gardner Avenue. I am pained by the fact that she is already gone from this earth. More than anything, please know that I offer prayers for your entire family. Sincerely, Stanley T. Tuchalski