ROSSETTI, Joseph Angelo of Orange City, FL, formerly of New Smyrna Beach, FL and Marcellus, NY, on March 22, 2019. Beloved husband of Helene A. (Skillings) Rossetti for 71 years. Devoted father of Richard E. Rossetti and his wife Jan of Memphis, TN, Paul Rossetti and his wife June of Vail, CO, Msgr. Stephen J. Rossetti of Washington, D.C., and Philip P. Rossetti and his wife Cynthia of Wellesley. Loving grandfather to Richard Ryan Rossetti of Memphis, TN, Paige Henchen of Superior, CO, Peter Rossetti of Burlingame, CA, Charles Rossetti of Boston, Jordan Rossetti of Brookline, and the late Andrew Rossetti. Step-grandfather of Henry Goddard of Brookline, Julie Martin of Tampa, FL, Jeanne Goddard of Memphis, TN, Dr. Jinnah Phillips of Castle Pines, CO, and Jorrie Bruffett of Rye, NY. Also survived by 15 great-grandchildren.
The son of Italian immigrants and one of 13 children, Joseph became a successful businessman. Joseph was born in Boston, and graduated from Somerville High School in 1939, where he played on the basketball team. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps in World War II and attained the rank of Staff Sergeant, serving in the North African and Italy campaigns. After the war, he returned home to Boston and married Helene A. Skillings in January of 1946. They moved to Marcellus, NY with their two young sons in 1949, where Joseph began his career as a wholesale lumber salesman for Plunkett Webster Lumber Company. Joseph was the top salesman for Plunkett Webster for many years, selling throughout the Central New York Region. They raised their four sons in Marcellus and later established permanent residence at Sugar Mill in New Smyrna Beach, FL in 1981. They enjoyed many years of retirement, playing golf and traveling throughout the world, and later moved to Orange City, FL in 2011. Joseph was a practicing Catholic.
A Funeral Mass will be held in St. Paul’s Church, 502 Washington St., WELLESLEY, Thursday, May 16 at 10am. Relatives and friends kindly invited. Interment in Woodlawn Cemetery, Wellesley.