Dorothy Rosa

In 1982, she and her husband cofounded Pro-Pack Testing Laboratory, Inc., in Belleville, a business her son continues to run today. She loved to garden, her pets, and to travel…especially to Las Vegas and New Orleans

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Dorothy was preceded in death by her first husband, Walter Van Meter; her second husband, Manuel A. Rosa, Sr.; and her parents, William J. and Carrie S., nee Dennis, Campbell.

She is survived by 2 sons, William (Marlyn) Van Meter of Greenwich, NY and Manuel (Julia) Rosa, Jr. of Fairview Heights, IL; 3 daughters, Bobbie (Ronald) Sampson of Hillsboro, OH, Vickie (Michael) Higgins of Fairview Heights, IL, and Gina (Greg) Menne of St. Louis, MO; 7 grandchildren, Aaron Van Meter, Payton Lawson, Suzanne (Shaun Ross) Mecalo, Patrick (Michelle) Higgins, Kelly (Jeff Lehman, MD) Higgins, MD, Kerri (Steve) Moss, and Jason Allen; 7 great-grandchildren; a special friend, Joseph Barcum; her beloved pet, Sophie; and many other relatives and friends.

Memorials in Dorothy’s name may be made to the Humane Society of Belleville, 1301 S. 11th Street, Belleville, IL 62226. Condolences may be expressed online at www.lakeviewfuneralhm.com

Visitation: Friends may call from 5:00 till 9:00 pm on Friday, March 3, 2017 at Lake View Funeral Home, 5000 N. Illinois, Fairview Heights, IL 62208.

Funeral: Services will be held at 1:00 pm on Saturday, March 4, 2017 at Lake View Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Lake View Memorial Gardens, Fairview Heights, IL.