Obituary of Rose J. Martinelli

Rose Julia (Siciliano) Martinelli, 88, of Vineland died peacefully on June 22, 2011, at home, surrounded by her family. Born in Vineland on April 2, 1923, she grew up on a farm in Landisville and worked in several local clothing factories after graduating from Vineland High School in 1941. After she married, Rose became a homemaker who enjoyed gardening, sewing, cooking and spending time with family and friends. Rose was predeceased by Franklin her husband of 46 years, and she is survived by her son Frank, her daughter Patricia, her sisters Anna Downey and Eleanor Robinson, her brothers Dominick, Gus and Eddie Siciliano, her granddaughters Katie Brzozowski, Annie Jones and Sarah Rybicki, and seven great-grandchildren: Hallah & Frank Noble; Simon, Beck, Remi and Ford Jones, & Miles Rybicki.