Santa Rosa Christie, age 88, of Provincetown, formerly of Elmont, N.Y., died peacefully in her sleep early Thursday morning, February 20, 2014, in her home at Seashore Point. Mrs. Christie is predeceased by her husband of 51 years, Gustave E. Christie; her siblings, Sebastian Resca and Frances Mills; and her parents, Nunzio and Frances (Paulicelli) Resca, Italian immigrants who imbued in her a profound love of Italian culture. Mrs. Christie moved to Provincetown in 2008 so she could live close to her son and son-in-law, Ed Christie and Howard Karren, of Truro.
Mrs. Christie was born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., and was always devoted to her family, neighbors and community. After many years as a homemaker and raising her three sons, she took a job at the Nassau County Board of Elections in Mineola, N.Y. She belonged to the Altar Rosary Society of the local parish in Elmont, St. Vincent de Paul, and was a member of the Democratic Club of Nassau County, eventually serving as an officer. She tended to the ailing health of her husband, Gustave, until his death in 2000, and eventually took the brave step of leaving her lifelong home on Long Island to relocate at Seashore Point as one of its first residents when the senior community opened in the spring of 2008. Though she regretted being far away from her grandchildren, who brought her great joy, she learned to embrace her new seaside home and its residents and staff and made many new, dear friends.
Besides her son and son-in-law in Truro, she is survived by her son Lawrence J. Christie and his wife, Gail, of Briarcliff Manor, N.Y.; her son Daniel P. Christie and his wife, Deborah, of Virginia Beach, Va.; her four grandchildren, Max, Kevin, Brooke and Connor Christie; her sisters-in-law, Rose Resca and Camille Christie; and numerous nieces and nephews.
After a funeral and burial in Long Island, the family is planning to have a memorial at Seashore Point in Provincetown at a future date. The family suggests that donations in Santa Christie’s memory can be made to Seashore Point Wellness Center, 100 Alden St., Provincetown, MA 02657.