GROSS- Rosemary (nee Sheprow) (94) of Old Bethpage, NY on September 8, 2025. Beloved wife of the late Al Gross. Loving mother to Alan, James, and Jane (Donald) Boccafola. Cherished grandmother “Mema” to Kristin (Kareem), Alaine (Michael), Janine (Alan) Boccafola, Allison (Jose), James (Hailey), William, John (Becca) and Kate Gross and great grandma to Benjamin, Sienna, Everett, Michael, Margaret, Alistair, Maxwell, and Alexander. Dear sister of Nancy Wagner. Rosemary taught in the Plainview-Old Bethpage School District for 32 years and lived in Old Bethpage for 68 years. She will always be remembered for her strong Christian Faith, commitment to family and friends and living her life with purpose and dignity. She lived independently to an old age with a heart full of gratitude and love.
Reposing at Arthur F. White Funeral Home on Thursday, September 11, 2025, from 2-4 & 6-8 pm, 234 Broadway, Bethpage, NY 11714. Funeral Mass held on Friday, September 12, 2025 at 11:15 am at St. Martin of Tours, Bethpage, NY. Interment to follow at St. Charles Cemetery, Farmingdale, NY. In lieu of flowers, donations to Catholic Relief Services and Doctors Without Borders.
