Rose was born in Brooklyn, NY to Louis and Concetta and later moved to Queens with her sister Louise (Joseph) and brother Dominic (Maryann). Her family moved again to South Ozone Park where she met and married the boy next door. Rose and Mike moved to Syosset, NY, where they raised their two children.
Above all, Rose loved being around her family, especially her two children, Michael (Carrie / Daughter-in-Law) & Lisa (Michael / long time partner) and travelled regularly to Maryland and Colorado to be with them. Her five grandchildren, Michael, Connor, Kayla, Gavin and Lucas, and her two great-grandchildren, Griffin and Quinn, gave her great joy.
She leaves behind many loving family members to include nieces (Michelle, Maria, & Sam [Gina]), nephews (Louis [Michelle], John [Diane], & Diana [Brad]), and life-long friends that she considered “extended family” (Tommy & Maryann Cilmi and Rudy & Maryann Arabia).
Rose was very active in her community and church. She volunteered in her childrens' classrooms, chaperoned many a field trip, and was a member of the PTA. She served as a CCD teacher and eucharistic minister at St. Edward the Confessor Church and volunteered at Harvest House for many years. Her faith and compassion were inspiring to all that knew her.
Rose loved to cook, no one ever left the table hungry, and she was known to sneak more food onto your plate if you weren't looking.
Rose was an avid reader and walker. She was well-known in the neighborhood and always had a hello or a wave for her neighbors.
She will be missed...
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