Obituary of Fred Rosi

Fred Edward Rosi 82, of Vineland, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 8, 2015, at Christiana Hospital in Delaware. He was born in Vineland to the late Caesar Rosi and Margaret (Belfi) Rosi, he graduated from Vineland High School in 1952. He graduated Valley Forge Military Academy for Jr. College and then completed a BS in Education at Seton Hall University. He later continued his education receiving an MS in Administration Supervision from Seton Hall and a MA in Guidance and Counseling from Glassboro State College. He retired as the Supervisor of Vocational Technical Education for the City of Vineland. He was also the Director for Cooperative Industrial Education and placed many students in their lifetime careers while they were high school students. Fred was an avid hunter and fisherman who loved the outdoors. He enjoyed Saturday fishing trips with family and friends on his Grady White boat, "The Teacher's Pet". He also enjoyed traveling with the Bay Country Bears camping group in his fifth wheel. He enjoyed restoring old cars and giving them new life. He was a member of the Corvette Club, Garden State 50's antique automobile club and the South Jersey Cruisers. He enjoyed working on the Cruise Down Memory Lane car shows on Landis Ave. He loved breakfast cruises with his clubs and talking to his fellow car buffs at the Black Olive's Retired Car Guys monthly breakfasts. A cherished husband and father, he leaves behind his wife of 57 years, Janice Marie (Figarole) Rosi, three children: Lisa Bernadette (Ezekiel "Zeke") Arena, Michelle Lynn (Joseph) Collins, and Andrew Edward (Jamie Heidt) Rosi. Grandchildren include Kaitlynn and Kourtney Arena, Quinn and Erin Collins. He is also survived by his nephews David Anthony Guidarini and Jeffrey Jay Berkowitz as well as many cousins both here and in Pescia Pistoia, Italy. He was predeceased by his sisters, Florence Guidarini and Gloria Berkowitz. Visitation will be held on Monday December 14th from 9:30am to 11:30am at Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church 1010 E. Landis Ave. Vineland, NJ followed by a funeral mass at 11:45am. Burial following at Sacred Heart Cemetery 741 E. Walnut Road, Vineland NJ 08360. Arrangements are under the supervision of Rone Funeral Service, 1110 East Chestnut Avenue, Vineland, NJ 08360. At the family's request, in lieu of flowers, donations in Fred's memory may be made to: 1. American Cancer Society N J Div Inc Cumberland County Unit, 729 E Landis Vineland, NJ 08360. (856) 692-1364 Website: cancer.org 2. Cumberland County SPCA, 1244 North Delsea Drive, Vineland, New Jersey 08360.