Obituary: Audrey DellaRusso

Audrey DellaRusso, at 87

Audrey (Anjali) DellaRusso passed away suddenly at South Shore Hospital on August 12, 2024. She was 87.

Ms. DellaRusso was born on July 30, 1937 in Boston, grew up in the Chelsea and Revere area, and was a graduate of Saint Rose High School in Chelsea. Ms. DellaRusso left the Boston area for many years, residing in New York City and in Cold Spring, N.Y. She received a bachelor of arts degree from The New School for Social Research and while in New York, she pursued multiple interests in the public sector, real estate, and modeling, among others. Ms. DellaRusso moved for the first phase of her retirement to Cold Spring, but eventually returned to the Boston area.

An 18-year resident of Hull, Ms. DellaRusso became involved in activities of the town, centering around her beach neighborhood and the senior center, focusing on her writing group and arts activities. She had been a member of the Hull Garden Club. A devout Catholic, Ms. DellaRusso was a former communicant of the Glastonbury Abbey, and, most recently remotely of St. Cecilia Church in Boston’s Back Bay. Ms. DellaRusso leaves some local and distant relatives, many devoted friends from all phases of her life, and her two elegant Himalayan cats, Emannuel and Valentine. She was much loved and will be remembered for her keen mind, street smarts, resilience, and positive outlook on life. Her joie de vivre emanated from interests in couture fashion and jewelry, the arts, current events, and politics, the state of the Catholic Church and the Pope, as well as travel, mostly armchair in recent years. Ms. DellaRusso’s storytelling was captivating, and she had been working on capturing her life experiences in a memoir. Most importantly, she cared about the state and well-being of her broad circle of friends, with whom she stayed in regular contact.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend Audrey’s funeral Mass at St. Ann Church, 208 Samoset Ave. on Friday, August 23, at 10:30 a.m. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the charity of one’s choice, considerate of her multiple concerns for animal well-being, holistic health, and charitable priorities of the Catholic Church.