Donald J. Rusina

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Donald J. Rusina
Donald J. Rusina

Donald J. Rusina, age 82, passed away at home in Crozet Virginia on Friday, October 28, 2016, due to complications with lung cancer. Husband of Barbara Rusina (deceased) for 55 years. Father of Susan R. Bracker (Ken), Kimberly Rusina-Paz (Franklin) and John C. Rusina (Becky). Son of the late John and Catherine Rusina. Brother of John J. Rusina (deceased) and Frederick C. Rusina. Grandfather of Edmund, Donald, and Sarah Bracker, Jeffrey and Emily Paz, and Jacob Rusina. Also survived by nieces and nephews.

Donald was born on July 9, 1934 in Joliet IL. A bricklayer by trade for 35 years, he was a partner in Rusina Masonry until 1987. Donald and Barbara relocated to the French Quarter of New Orleans in 1987 where they opened Fahy’s Irish Pub and the Irish Shop of New Orleans. Donald retired to Crozet in 2011.

Family, friends, and members of the Irish Channel St. Patrick’s Day Club, New Orleans Downtown Irish Club, Ancient Order of Hibernians, Priory of St. Bernard de Clairvaux: Sovereign Military Order of the of the Temple of Jerusalem,  French Quarter Patio Planters, French Quarter Citizens, and the Round Table Club are invited to attend the Memorial Mass at Our Lady of Guadeloupe Church: The International Shrine of St. Jude, 411 North Rampart, St., New Orleans, LA 70112 on Saturday, December 17, 2016 at 1:00 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, the family would like donations made to Hospice of the Piedmont, Peter Jefferson Place, 675 Peter Jefferson Pkwy #300, Charlottesville, VA 22911.

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