Rose Cutrone

Rosa (Cristofaro) Cutrone, 85, of Newington, wife of the late Dr. Angelo Cutrone, passed away in the early hours of December 26, 2017, at The Hospital of Central Connecticut at New Britain. She was born to Giuseppe and Angela Maria (Antonacci) Cristofaro in Campodipietra (Campobasso), Italy in 1932. She had an interesting life – she lived through the war in Europe and moved to the US as a young woman. In 1950 she met the love of her life, Angelo, back in Italy, and they were married until his passing in 2000.

Rosa loved gardening and cooking, especially for her family and friends, and everybody loved her pizza! She adored her family – nieces, nephews, grandnieces, and grandnephews - and cherished spending time with her daughter and son-in-law, Anna Maria and Nick Fosteras, and the joy and light of her life, her 11-year old grandson Damian, who live in Inverness, Illinois.

Rosa is preceded in death by her parents, Giuseppe and Angela Maria; her brother Giuseppe and his wife Irene; her sister Rosaria and her husband Tony and their son, Michael Albino; her brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Federico and Mena Cutrone of Italy; and her beloved husband, Angelo. The family would like to thank the entire palliative care team at the hospital for their loving care during Rosa’s final days.

Funeral Services will be held on Saturday January 20, 2018, 9 a.m., at the New Britain Memorial Donald D. Sagarino Funeral Home, 444 Farmington Avenue, New Britain, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial, 10 AM at St. Ann Church 101 North St. New Britain. Entombment will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery in New Britain. Calling hours will be on Friday, January 19, 2018 from 4 PM --7 PM at the funeral home.

She was a great woman, mother, and grandmother, who will be missed dearly. Please share a memory of Rosa with the family in the on line guest book at newbritainsagarino.com