Carlton W. Rucker

Carlton “Carl” W. Rucker of The Hideout, Lake Ariel passed away Monday night at home following an illness. His wife of 49 years is the former Bernadette Mish.

Born in Hackensack, NJ, son of the late Charles and Elizabeth Obeda Rucker, he had worked as a Store Manager for Walgreens. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army.

Also surviving are a daughter Nicole Galfo and her husband Andrew of Oak Ridge, NJ; sons Carl Rucker and his wife Christa of Wallkill, NY and Jeffrey Rucker and his wife Anne Marie of Pompton Lakes, NJ; grandchildren Sarah, Carl, Brendan, Cassidy, Ava, and Jacqueline.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Friday at 10:00am in St. Thomas More Church 105 Gravity Rd. Lake Ariel, PA 1836.

Friends may call Thursday from 4:00-7:00pm in the James Wilson Funeral Home 143 Gravity Rd. Lake Ariel, PA 18436.

Interment, North New Jersey Veterans Memorial Cemetery 75 North Church Rd. Sparta, NJ 07871.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital 501 St. Jude Place Memphis, TN 38105 or at www.stjude.org .