Rosalie "Ro" E Giansante, age 94, of Clearwater, Florida passed away on Monday, May 15, 2023. Ro was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on January 22nd, 1929, to the late Louis and Mary (Nocentini) Giansante.
Ro was a passionate writer with 5 published works under her pen name, R. Gian Sante. She was a member of the Suncoast Writers and Authors Group.
She was pre-deceased by her sister, Amelia R. Lambert, and her brother, Gino Giansante.
She is survived by her daughter Debra Sherbuk (Stephen), of Clearwater, FL, her stepson Donald Ripka (Sheryl), of Gainsville, GA, her grandchildren Taryn Harrison, Jason Harrison-Kane (Karlen), step-grandson Wesley Sherbuk, great-grandchildren Soren (deceased), Sydney, and Aoife, Sister-In-Law Marie Giansante, 4 Nephews (Joe, Lou, Tom Giansante and Chris Mullen) and 1 Niece Pam McGowan.
A celebration of A Life Well Lived for Ro will be held Saturday, June 3, 2023 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM at Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park and Funeral Home, 2853 Sunset Point Road, Clearwater, FL 33759. Funeral Service will be 11am Monday June 5th at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, 2281 SR 580, Clearwater, FL. 33763. Inurnment will be 1pm June 24 at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, 3301 Cheltenham Ave. Philadelphia, PA. 19150
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.sylvanabbey.com for the Giansante family. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Write the World's campaign to help young writers attend a summer writing camp to enhance their writing skills (https://secure.givelively.org/donate/write-the-world-inc/help-teens-attend-writing-camp-this-summer) or Plant a Tree in her memory, a link can be found on this website.
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