Rose was born on July 12, 1943 to Dominick and Grace Mercurio in Jersey City, N.J. On July 20, 1963, Rose married Alfio DeBenedictis. They settled in Mount Vernon, NY, where they started their family, and later moved to Eastchester, N.Y. where they raised their four children. Rose was a dedicated, loving mother and grandmother; her family was her greatest treasure.
Rose is survived by her husband Alfio; her sister Delores Costanza; her children, Roseann Angarola and her husband Anthony, Laura Covais and her husband John, Joseph DeBenedictis and his wife Marci, and Robert DeBenedictis; and her ten grandchildren that she adored; Nicholas Covais, Alexandra DeBenedictis, Brianna Covais, Ashley Angarola, Matthew Angarola, Michael Covais, Victoria DeBenedictis, Dominick DeBenedictis, Julia DeBenedictis, and Robert DeBenedictis. She is predeceased by her sister Josephine Mercurio.
Visitation will be held on Saturday, January 5 from 4:00 to 7:00 pm and Sunday, January 6 from 4:00 to 8:00 pm at Edwin L. Bennett Funeral Home, 824 Scarsdale Avenue, Scarsdale, NY. The funeral Mass will be held at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 8 Carman Road Scarsdale, N.Y. at 10:00 am on Monday, January 7, 2019. Entombment Ferncliff Cemetery Hartsdale NY.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.