Obituary of Rosa Artuso

ARTUSO Rosa Filardo, age 88, died peacefully on Sunday, May 8. 2011. Born in Reggio Calabria, Italy, she lived for many years in Hackensack, NJ prior to moving to Toms River, NJ Rosa co-owned and operated World Delights Deli in Rockaway, NJ. She was a wonderful mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister and will be missed dearly by all. Rosa is survived by her two dear children; Dominick of Emerson, NJ and Margaret Artuso of Waretown, NJ and formerly of Wyckoff, her brother Vincent Filardo of Manchester, NJ, her four grandchildren; Joseph Passaro of Nazereth, PA, Nicholas Passaro of Hawthorne, NJ, Paul Passaro of Cleveland, OH and formerly of Wyckoff, and Stephanie Artuso-Waters of Emerson, NJ, and six great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her beloved husband Vincenzo in 1981. Friends may visit the family on Tuesday, 2:00 to 4:00 and 7:00 to 9:00 PM at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home (vpfh.com), 257 Godwin Ave., Wyckoff. Funeral Service, Wednesday, 9:15 AM followed by the Mass of Christian Burial, 10:00 AM at St. Elizabeth's R.C. Church, 700 Wyckoff Avenue, Wyckoff. Entombment at Hackensack Cemetery.