Obituary of Millicent M. De Rosa

De Rosa, Millicent, M. age 94 of Ridgewood died Saturday, February 28, 2015 at home. Born in New York City she lived in Riverdale, NY before moving to Ridgewood, NJ in May of 2012. She served in the US Navy during WW II as a Yeoman Third Class. Millicent was an Administrative Assistant for over 20 years for the Putnam County Dept. of Social Services before her retirement and served as President of Local Chapter of the CSEA. She was a former parishioner of St. Gabriel RC Church, Riverdale, NY and currently attended Our Lady of Mt. Carmel RC Church, Ridgewood, NJ. Surviving are her children, Anthony and his wife Roseann De Rosa of Mission Viejo, CA, Adele and her husband Ralph Alfieri of Ridgewood, NJ, and Peter and his wife Marti De Rosa of Phoenix, AZ. Also surviving are her three grandchildren, Maria Elena, Roseann and Ralph, four great grandchildren, Kevin, Frances, Luke, and John and her two sisters, Rosemary Manthey of Wantaugh, NY and Joan Carrozza of Suffern, NY. She was predeceased by her husband, Alphonse in 1985. Visiting, Tuesday, 2-4 and 7-9 pm at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home, www.vpfh.com , 257 Godwin Ave. Wyckoff, NJ 07481. Funeral Mass, Wednesday 10:30 am at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel RC Church, 1 Passaic St. Ridgewood, NJ. Entombment will follow at Maryrest Cemetery, Mahwah, NJ. In lieu of flowers donations to St. Gabriel's RC Church, 3250 Arlington Ave. Bronx, NY 10463, EWTN, 5817 Old Leeds Rd. Irondale, AL, 35210, Alzheimer's Association, 400 Morris Ave. Suite 251, Denville, NJ 07834 would be appreciated.