Family Needs Help To Bury Beloved Mom

HAMPTON BAYS, NY — While mourning the mother they loved beyond words, a family is struggling to pay for her burial.

A GoFundMe, "Funeral for Ruby Arcila" was created on Friday by Katheryn Cooke Michel; so far, the page has raised $510 of its $7,000 goal.

"Funds are needed to provide a proper service for a great friend and dedicated mother, Rubiella Arcila," Michel wrote.

A long time resident of Hampton Bays, and beloved crew member at Hampton Bagels in East Hampton, "Ruby was all about working hard and taking care of her 6 children and grandchildren," the page said.

Last fall, Arcila was diagnosed with colon cancer. While she improved slightly with chemo treatments and actually returned to work briefly, her condition then declined again and she endured multiple hospital stays for days and weeks at a time, Michel said.

Arcila was sent home in late March under the care of hospice, and with her children by her side through every step, she fought and held on for two-and-a-half months.

"A few weeks ago she returned to the hospital and was transferred to Westhampton Care Center, where she sadly passed away on June 21," Michel wrote. "Due to the financial strain of Ruby being out of work, and her children exhausting all resources and funds just to cover her bills for her, they are in need of help in giving Ruby the memorial service she deserves."

Arcila, Michel wrote, was a great mother who was devoted to her children and grandkids; they were her greatest joy and she even made long trips west on Long Island to attend weekly get togethers with her family.

"She had a big heart and worked her hardest at anything she did," she wrote. "She was a great woman and will be missed by all who knew her."

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