Rosa Jane Sullivan

Rosa Jane (Reynolds) Sullivan peacefully passed away Saturday, March 19, 2022 at the age of 92, in her home in Wethersfield, surrounded by her family. She was the widow of John L. “Jack” Sullivan, Jr. and the daughter of the late Rosa (Ahern) and Joseph T. Reynolds.

Rosa grew up in West Hartford and was a graduate of Hall High School and Bay Path Jr. College in Longmeadow, Massachusetts. She and Jack married on Valentine’s Day in 1953 and then moved to Wethersfield. She worked at Aetna as an Administrative Assistant, leaving for 10 years to raise her family, returning to Aetna until her retirement in 1987 after 25 years of service. Upon retirement, Rosa and Jack moved to Cape Cod, residing in Eastham and having many happy years of retirement together there. In the winter they spent their time in Venice, Florida. After Jack’s death, Rosa returned to Wethersfield to be near her children.

Rosa is survived by her three children: Patricia Lombardo and her husband Paul, John L. Sullivan III and his wife Cynthia and Karen Arseneault and her husband Scott. She also leaves behind four grandchildren: Brendan Sullivan, Christopher Sullivan and his wife Christine, Lindsay Sullivan and Matthew Cusano; as well as two twin great-grandsons, Jack and Luke Sullivan, whom she was proudly awaiting their arrival this month. She is also survived by her brother-in-law, Jerome Sullivan and his wife Jane and several nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents, Rosa was predeceased by her sister Ellen and brother-in-law James Flynn, and brothers-in-law, Thomas (Judy) Sullivan and James Sullivan.

Rosa was a true Irish beauty who loved life and always had a smile for everyone she met. The family would like to thank Biruta and Inga for their care, friendship and dedication to Rosa these past several years.

Friends and relatives may pay their respects to the Sullivan family on Wednesday, March 23rd from 9:15 – 10:15 a.m. at the D’Esopo Funeral Chapel, 277 Folly Brook Boulevard, Wethersfield followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 a.m. in the Church of the Incarnation, 544 Prospect St., Wethersfield. Interment will follow the Mass in Fairview Cemetery (Section 4), 200 Whitman Ave., West Hartford. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations are requested to the Friends of the Cape Cod National Seashore, P.O. Box 550, Wellfleet, MA 02667 or online at FCCNS.org/donate. To share a memory of Rosa with her family, please visit www.desopofuneralchapel.com.