Born Rose Licari in Brooklyn, she moved to Stapleton in the 1950s and then Howell, N.J., in 1978. She settled in Beachwood 10 years ago.
She worked as a seamstress and later worked as a secretary for Metropolitan Life in St. George, retiring in the late 1970s.
She enjoyed bowling, bingo, visiting Atlantic City, watching soap operas, cooking, and caring for her dog.
Her husband of 25 years, Arpino, died in 1970.
Surviving are a son, Jerry Parisi; two daughters, Mariann Zito and Anna Randazzo; a brother, Sal Licari; a sister, Catherine Licari; eight grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be Saturday at 10 a.m. in the Casey Funeral Home, Castleton Corners. Burial will follow in St. Peter's Cemetery, West Brighton
