Jacqueline Ruddle
Jacqueline Ruddle (Nee Naylor), age 89, of Chester Township, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026.
Known as Jackie to her friends and family, she was born on June 20, 1936, in Derby, England, the daughter of Muriel (nee Lawrence) and Fred Naylor.
In 1957, Jackie married Peter L. Ruddle and in 1967 they came to the United States with their daughters. They lived in Rockford, Ill., and Pittsburgh, Pa., before Peter’s work took Jackie and Peter to live in Belgium, Japan and Taiwan. They returned to the U.S. living in Pittsburgh, and upon retirement to warm Arizona, before settling in Northeast Ohio, Chester Township (Chesterland), in 2014.
Jackie delighted in watching movies, reading and working through puzzle books. She never met a stranger, was always eager for a good bit of gossip and a friendly conversation.
Jackie will be remembered as an authentic and loving soul, a devoted mother to her two daughters, Susan Laybourn, of Aldbourne, England, and Caroline (Christopher) Concilla, of Chesterland; a doting grandmother of Alex (wife, Anna), Michael and Nathaniel; great-grandmother of Graham and Andie. She will be deeply missed by all that knew her, including her sister Wendy Palmer.
Jackie is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Peter; and siblings Faye Naylor, Michael Naylor and her twin, Josephine Capenerhurst; and son-in-law, Peter Laybourn.
Visitation for Jackie will be held on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, from 1-3 p.m., at Gattozzi and Son Funeral Home, 12524 Chillicothe Road, Chesterland.
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