Rose’s favorite pastime was cooking and baking, especially Italian cuisine. She showed this in her gift of hospitality toward family and friends. She was devoted to her Catholic community and a member of Cursillo.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Dan, and siblings, Anne, Carmen, Ester, Fred, Steven, William, and Virginia.
Rose will be missed by her son, Phillip (Kathy) Gatto; grandchildren, Marc (Christie), Ross, and Annie (Ryan) Reddy; eight great-grandchildren; siblings, Mary LaHood, John Ricci, George Richie, Palma Francisco, Daniel Richie, Gloria (Jim) Schill, and Lorraine Blunt; many other nieces, nephews, other family and friends.
Mass of Christian Burial will be Tuesday, September 10 at 11:00am with visitation one hour prior and eulogy at 10:30am in the chapel at Church of Saint Paul, 1740 Bunker Lake Rd, Ham Lake.
