Norma Holt Rugile

Norma Holt Rugile, 86, of 11 Lakeview Road, Asheville, died Thursday, February 19, 2004, at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of Brooklyn, NY, Mrs. Rugile was a daughter of the late Joseph and Charlotte VanHocke Holt, and was married to Paul Rugile who died in 1990. She studied acting at the Harrison Lewis School of Drama in New York City and with the Shakespeare Fellowship of America. Her varied acting career included work on Broadway, with touring companies, and radio and television commercials. She and her husband lived in Italy for six years before moving to Asheville in 1989 where she continued her acting with the Asheville Community Theatre (ACT) as well as the Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre, the Broadway Arts Theatre, and other area venues and summer stock. She is survived by her five children, Paulette Rugile of Northport, NY, Alice Farhedian of Naples, FL, Florence Sheridan of Orange, CA, Peter Rugile of Wayne, NJ and Philip Rugile of E. Northport, NY, and eleven grandchildren. A memorial service to celebrate Norma’s life will held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday at the Asheville Community Theatre (ACT). In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Norma Holt Rugile Theatre Scholarship Fund, Asheville Community Theatre (ACT), 35 E. Walnut Street, Asheville NC 28801.