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Obituary: Ruth E. (Villarosa) Littles, 83

Former Pearl River resident Ruth E. Littles passed away on Sunday, July 28 after battling Alzheimer’s disease. 

Littles was born in Wilkes Barre, PA to Marcus and Gertrude Cressier Villarosa. She grew up in Ramsey, NJ and graduate from Ramsey High School.

She married William E. Littles in 1950 a lived in Pearl River before moving to South Carolina in 1985. She was a homemaker and active member of the Pearl River Methodist Church Women’s group and a volunteer for Meals on Wheels program. 

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Her children Cheryl O’Brien, William and Mark Littles; seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren; and her siblings Art, Allan, Dan, Bill, Glady, Diane and Dorie survive her. 

Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. at Mountainview United Methodist Church in Walker Valley, NY on Friday, Aug. 2. 

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  • This obituary is from Lownes Funeral Home, 659 Germantown Pike in Lafayette Hill, PA.


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