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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, March 31, 2015 from 2-4 & 6-9 PM. A funeral service will be held at 8:30 PM Tuesday evening, during the visiting hours, at the funeral home. Rudy will be buried at a cemetery near his childhood home in the Philippines.
Age 73 of Haskell, died on Thursday, March 26, 2015 with his family gathered at his bedside.
Rudy Siano, age 73 of Haskell, died on Thursday, March 26, 2015 with his family gathered at his bedside. He had been a resident of Haskell for twenty six years and a Certified Nurse’s Aide at Lakeland Health Care Center in Haskell for twenty seven years and Wayne View care center for 20 years.
Rudy’s childhood was anything but typical. He was born in the Philippines in 1941, while the nation was under siege by the Japanese Imperial Army. He recalled many occasions as a small boy when his family would hide from the Japanese patrols by jumping into a nearby river and hiding in the water under a bridge. His mother was an amazing woman, giving birth to thirteen children, with nine of them surviving to adulthood of which Rudy was the eldest.
Rudy graduated from college in the Philippines and began studying law at the local university. On one particular occasion in February of 1970, he was invited to a local officials home for dinner where he met the official’s beautiful young daughter; Jaily Ragos. He was smitten with love at first sight and within weeks he dropped out of law school to get married. Their wedding was on June 6, 1970, just three months after meeting! Rudy then began working as a school teacher. In the 1980’s, the economic conditions in the Philippines caused Rudy to answer a call for teachers in Nigeria, Africa. He took the position and taught history in Nigeria for six years. He absolutely loved Nigeria and the people he befriended there. In the late 1980’s, conditions were right for Rudy to move his family once again, this time to America. They had no plan and no employment lined up when they arrived, but adequate savings to get an apartment and start looking for work. He didn’t want to teach in America because he knew the attitude of the students was much different than in Nigeria…and in Nigeria the teacher was equipped with a very effective whip. Rudy soon entered a program to train as a nurse’s aide and before long found employment at the Lakeland Health Care Center and Wayne View care center. He was a dedicated, hardworking individual and proved to be a dedicated employee. He spent much more time at Lakeland than he did in his own home; caring for his patients with true compassion. Rudy was a wonderful provider to his family, a strict but truly loving father to his daughters, and a dear friend to untold numbers of friends. He will be missed dearly.
Rudy loved to travel. One of the perks of his employment in Nigeria was that travel expenses were paid for teachers and their families! With his family, he enjoyed vacations touring throughout Italy, Switzerland, Holland, and many other destinations around Europe, all paid for by the Nigerian government. He continued traveling throughout his lifetime, cruising in the Caribbean and he just returned from a trip to London and Brussels this past September. He had always dreamed of visiting Paris and wanted to return to the Philippines to see his brother’s rice patties.
Rudy is survived by his wife Jaily of Haskell, his two daughters Ruby Siano of New York, NY, and Judy Clidoro and her husband Paul of Haskell, four grandchildren; Johanna, Joram, Jules, and Phoebe Jade, as well as many dear friends.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, March 31, 2015 from 2-4 & 6-9 PM. A funeral service will be held at 8:30 PM Tuesday evening, during the visiting hours, at the funeral home. Rudy will be buried at a cemetery near his childhood home in the Philippines.
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, March 31, 2015 from 2-4 & 6-9 PM. A funeral service will be held at 8:30 PM Tuesday evening, during the visiting hours, at the funeral home. Rudy will be buried at a cemetery near his childhood home in the Philippines.
Age 73 of Haskell, died on Thursday, March 26, 2015 with his family gathered at his bedside.
Rudy Siano, age 73 of Haskell, died on Thursday, March 26, 2015 with his family gathered at his bedside. He had been a resident of Haskell for twenty six years and a Certified Nurse’s Aide at Lakeland Health Care Center in Haskell for twenty seven years and Wayne View care center for 20 years.
Rudy’s childhood was anything but typical. He was born in the Philippines in 1941, while the nation was under siege by the Japanese Imperial Army. He recalled many occasions as a small boy when his family would hide from the Japanese patrols by jumping into a nearby river and hiding in the water under a bridge. His mother was an amazing woman, giving birth to thirteen children, with nine of them surviving to adulthood of which Rudy was the eldest.
Rudy graduated from college in the Philippines and began studying law at the local university. On one particular occasion in February of 1970, he was invited to a local officials home for dinner where he met the official’s beautiful young daughter; Jaily Ragos. He was smitten with love at first sight and within weeks he dropped out of law school to get married. Their wedding was on June 6, 1970, just three months after meeting! Rudy then began working as a school teacher. In the 1980’s, the economic conditions in the Philippines caused Rudy to answer a call for teachers in Nigeria, Africa. He took the position and taught history in Nigeria for six years. He absolutely loved Nigeria and the people he befriended there. In the late 1980’s, conditions were right for Rudy to move his family once again, this time to America. They had no plan and no employment lined up when they arrived, but adequate savings to get an apartment and start looking for work. He didn’t want to teach in America because he knew the attitude of the students was much different than in Nigeria…and in Nigeria the teacher was equipped with a very effective whip. Rudy soon entered a program to train as a nurse’s aide and before long found employment at the Lakeland Health Care Center and Wayne View care center. He was a dedicated, hardworking individual and proved to be a dedicated employee. He spent much more time at Lakeland than he did in his own home; caring for his patients with true compassion. Rudy was a wonderful provider to his family, a strict but truly loving father to his daughters, and a dear friend to untold numbers of friends. He will be missed dearly.
Rudy loved to travel. One of the perks of his employment in Nigeria was that travel expenses were paid for teachers and their families! With his family, he enjoyed vacations touring throughout Italy, Switzerland, Holland, and many other destinations around Europe, all paid for by the Nigerian government. He continued traveling throughout his lifetime, cruising in the Caribbean and he just returned from a trip to London and Brussels this past September. He had always dreamed of visiting Paris and wanted to return to the Philippines to see his brother’s rice patties.
Rudy is survived by his wife Jaily of Haskell, his two daughters Ruby Siano of New York, NY, and Judy Clidoro and her husband Paul of Haskell, four grandchildren; Johanna, Joram, Jules, and Phoebe Jade, as well as many dear friends.
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