Obituary of Antoinette 'Lalla' Rueck

Antoinette Marie Rueck, 65, of Howell, passed away on Saturday, August 31, 2024, at Riverview Medical Center. Antoinette was born in Brooklyn, New York. She was employed as a cook for Sodexo where she cooked in Colts Neck HS for the education system. There, she took pride in the fact that everyone looked forward to her home-made soups and the extra love she put in to making sure it wasn’t “school food”. In her spare time, she enjoyed spending time with her family, particularly her 10 grandchildren; Sophia, Victoria, Sienna, PJ, Nicholas, Christopher, Audriana, Gabriella, Haley and Antonia. She also enjoyed crocheting, listening to Christmas music all year round, shopping for unnecessary items throughout the year so that Christmas was always in abundance, cooking for those she loved and watching them try her food, sitting in her garage with her door open, catching up on all her gossip with her friends and family while smoking her Misty Lights (the blue pack) playing slot machines and watching her soap operas. 

Antoinette was predeceased by her father Vincent Di Somma and mother Antoinette (Geraci) Di Somma. She is survived by her husband Philip Rueck; sons Robert Rueck of Howell, NJ and Anthony Rueck of Melbourne, FL; daughters Patricia Yvonnet of Howell, NJ and Andrea Scafuri of Manalapan, NJ; siblings Charles Di Somma, Benedetto Di Somma, AnnaRosa Ficken and Rose Rohan and 10 grandchildren.                                 

Friends and family are invited to visit on Friday, September 6 ,from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM, at Freeman Funeral Home, 344 Route 9 North Manalapan, NJ 07736. A funeral service will be held at St. Thomas More Roman Catholic Church on Saturday at 10:00 AM. To leave a condolence or find directions, visit www.freemanfuneralhomes.com