Rita L. LAROCHE

Rita L. Rosa (LaRoche), 82, beloved wife of the late, Philip J. Rosa of Vernon, died Friday (February 11, 2005) at Vernon Manor, Vernon. Born on September 22, 1922 in Rivierre, a Pierre, Quebec, Canada and had lived in South Windsor before moving to Vernon 12 years ago. Mrs. Rosa was a communicant of St. Francis of Assisi Church, South Windsor and enjoyed sewing. She leaves three sons and two daughters-in-law, James J. and Renelle Rosa of Vernon, Gilles J. Rosa of Manchester and Paul J. and Marie Rosa of Manchester; two sisters, Ida Boise of La TuQue, Quebec, Canada and Giselle and her husband, Real Godin of St. Tite, Quebec, Canada; and four grandchildren, Chantelle and her husband, Walter Foley, Jr., of Vernon, Jason and his wife, Tracy Rosa of Manchester, Michael and his wife, Linda Rosa of East Hartford and Dustin Rosa in Arizona. Family and friends may gather, Monday, 9:15 a.m., at the Samsel & Carmon Funeral Home, 419 Buckland Road, South Windsor, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial, 10 a.m., in St. Francis of Assisi Church. Burial will follow in St. Bernard's Cemetery, Rockville. Her family will receive friends, Sunday, from 3-5 p.m., at the Samsel & Carmon Funeral Home. Memorial donations may be made to Vernon Manor, Recreation Department, 180 Regan Rd., Vernon, CT 06066. Please visit us at www.carmonfuneralhome.com for online condolences. Published in the Hartford Courant on 2/12/2005.