Joseph E. Rosata - Of Dedham, formerly of Hyde Park. Dec. 26th. Beloved husband of Catherine (Gillis) Rosata. Devoted father of Patricia R. Dolan and her husband Tom of Millis, Kathleen J. Wooley & her husband Donald of St. Augustine, FL, and the late John G. Quilty & his wife Patricia A. Quilty of Acton. Grandfather of David and Michael Quilty, Megan, Brendan, & Kaitlin Dolan. Brother the late Sundena Sarro, Annie Carter, Jeannette Sharkey, Thomas Rosata, Mary Richards, and Vincent Rosata. Brother-in-law of Alice and Dorothy Gillis of Dedham.
Funeral from the Goerge F. Doherty & Sons Wilson-Cannon Funeral Home, 456 High St., DEDHAM, Friday at 9:00 A.M. Funeral Mass in St. Mary's Church, Dedham at 10:00 A.M. Relatives and friends kindly invited. Visiting hours Thursday 4-8. Interment Fairview Cemetery, Hyde Park.
Retired electrician for the IBEW Union Local #103, member of the Dedham K of C #234, Dedham Retired Men's Club, VFW Parkway Seniors, Leisure Group of West Roxbury, Friends of the Norwood Council on Aging.