Obituary of Rose Rosa

Rose Rosa, age 80, of Wayne Woodlands Manor, Waymart, died Saturday, April 14. Born April 16, 1926, in Calabria, Italy, she was the daughter of the late Pasquale and Theresa (Ruggerio) Yemma. She was preceded in death by her husband of 36 years, Frank S. Rosa, in 1987. Formerly a resident of South Ozone Park, Queens, NY, she was a homemaker and member of St. John Neumann Roman Catholic Church in Lords Valley, PA. She was a guest at Twin Cedars in Shohola, PA. She is survived by one daughter: Marie DeSanti of Hemlock Farms, Hawley; one son: John Rosa of Ozone Park, Queens, NY; 4 grandchildren; 3 great grandchildren and 4 sisters. Calling hours will be Tuesday, Apr. 17, from 7 to 9 PM and Wednesday, Apr. 18, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 PM at Teeters East Chapel, 505 Church St., Hawley. There will be a funeral mass on Thursday, April 19, at 10:00AM at St. John Neumann Roman Catholic Church, Hemlock Farms, Hawley, with Rev. Gerard L. Hawley, Pastor, officiating. Burial will be in St. Charles Cemetery, Farmingdale, NY.