Rosa “Rose” Maria Campanile Kearns, aged 91, died peacefully in her sleep on November 3, 2014, at the assisted living home in Goodyear, AZ. Rose was born May 22, 1923, in Chicago, IL, the daughter of Sante Campanile and Laura Martinelli Campanile.
In 1951, Rose married Kenneth S. Kearns, who preceded her in death in 2009. They raised their children in Arlington Hts. IL and then retired in Peoria, AZ
Rose was an avid cook, who loved to sew and do crafts, especially crocheting. She kept the tradition of Italian foods and celebration alive and taught all of her children to cook. Rose was the epitome of the Greatest Generation and devoted her life to her family and her civic duty.
Rose is survived by her children, Rosanne M. Sylvia- Heeter ( Gary), Lauretta C. Will (Richard), Kenneth B. Kearns ( Cynthia), Frank J. Kearns and Richard J. Kearns ( Ysbell), and grandchildren , Anthony M. Sylvia, Kendra R. Kearns, Kyle B. Kearns, Alexander R. Kearns, and William C. Kearns .
She is also survived by her sister Frances Campanile Furio (late Paul) and brothers, Frank Campanile (late Mildred), Rocco Campanile (Gina), and Vito Campanile (Mary Patricia).
Her family thanks the entire staff at Atlantis II Assisted Living Home and Arizona Family Hospice for the love, care, and compassion they gave to Rose.
Services will be held on Friday, November 14, at 10 A.M. at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Avondale, AZ. Inurnment will follow immediately at Holy Cross Cemetery in Avondale, AZ. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be sent in Rose’s name to the Alzheimer’s Association.
May God bless her, and her family wishes her eternal peace.
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