Doris J. Sprugasci
Obituary
Doris J. Sprugasci, 96, passed away peacefully at home, on Sunday, March 26, 2023. Doris was born March 20, 1927, in Salinas, Calif., to Joseph and Carolina Manzoni. She was a lifelong resident of Greenfield. Doris was a graduate of King City High School. She married her high school sweetheart, Robert Sprugasci, in 1946.
Doris worked at many different jobs with the last 17 years of employment being a bank teller at Wells Fargo Bank in Greenfield.
Doris was a talented accordion player and belonged to the Silicon Valley Accordion Club in San Jose, Calif. She played for the Holy Trinity Church as a choir director for the Saturday evening mass for many years. She also played for funerals, nursing homes in Soledad and King City. Doris also played for the Madonna/Sacred Heart Lenten dinners, and even the Fraternal Order of Police in Phoenix, Ariz. Doris even played for school programs and festivals at the schools where her daughters taught in Salinas and Wheatland, Calif.
Doris was preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, Robert; her parents, Joseph and Carolina Manzoni; her sister, Velma Manzoni; and brothers, Arthur and Louie Manzoni.
She is survived by her children, Linda (Foster) Hoffman of Salinas, Marie Sprugasci of Marysville, Calif., and Rodney (Pam) Sprugasci of Glendale, Ariz.; grandchildren, Margaret (Eric) Ricketts, Robert (Sophia) Hoffman, Cassie (Aaron) Moore, Samantha (Shaun) Thomas, and Caroline (Marcos) Leyva; great-grandchildren Bee and Michaela Ricketts, Arya and Mason Thomas, Brynley Moore, and Mateo Leyva. Her sisters-in-laws, Aggie Manzoni, of Gonzales, and Dorothy Sprugasci of San Jose. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews and relatives in Switzerland. In addition, she will be missed by her companion dog, Pinina.
There was a private burial at Queen of Heaven Cemetery. Arrangements were by Struve and Laporte Funeral Home. A celebration of life will be held in the summer.
The family would like to thank Natividad Hospital, hospice nurses, VNA, and Affordable Home Care Providers for their compassionate and excellent care of our mom.
Memorial donations can be made to St. Vincent de Paul Society, 26 Stone St., Salinas, CA 93901; St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital; or a charity of your choice.
Funeral Arrangements by Struve and Laporte Funeral Home.
Online condolences to www.struveandlaporte.com
Published in King City Rustler and Salinas Valley Tribune · April 4, 2023