Patricia Ann (DeRosa) Caruso, age 73, of Medford passed away on Tuesday, January 5, at Winchester Hospital. Raised and educated in Somerville, she was the daughter of the late Edmund Edward and Belmira (Pacheco) DeRosa. Patricia was always the life of the party and was famous for driving around in her candy-apple red 1973 Ford Mustang. She also loved vacationing with her family in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

Patricia was the beloved wife of the late Robert E. Caruso, and the devoted mother of Linda Cawthron and her husband Brian of Woburn. She was the dear sister of Joan Wallace of Florida and her late husband William, and the late Ronald DeRosa and his late wife June. Patricia is survived by many loving nieces, nephews and cousins.

A funeral mass will be celebrated in St. Clement Church, 71 Warner St., Medford, on Tuesday, January 19th at 10 AM. Services will conclude with burial at Oak Grove Cemetery, Medford. Visiting hours have been respectfully omitted. Social distancing protocols will be observed throughout the services.