Mrs. Rosanna (Sciaraffa) Sanclemente, age 88, died Thursday evening, April 19, 2007 in Medford at the Lawrence Memorial Hospital, after a brief illness. Born in Italy, Rosanna was the beloved daughter of the late Carmela (Colognia) & Pasquale Sciaraffa.
Rosanna has been a Medford resident for the last 62 years, formerly of the North End of Boston. She came to the United States from Italy when she was 15 years old and continued her schooling in Boston. Around 1945 she moved to Medford where she and her husband Frank settled and raised their family. Rosanna loved to cook, walks along the ocean and gardening, but most of all she adored her five loving grandchildren and seven loving great grandchildren.
In addition to her grandchildren, her late parents & husband Rosanna is survived by her devoted children, Paul of Medford, Frank of Easton and Regina MacDonald of Burlington.
Funeral from the Dello Russo Funeral Home, 306 Main St., MEDFORD, Tuesday at 10 AM. Followed by a funeral mass celebrated in St. Clement Church, 71 Warner St., Medford at 11 AM. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Visiting hours Monday 4 thru 8. Services will conclude with burial at Oak Grove Cemetery, Medford.
It has been requested that in lieu of flowers memorial contributions be made in Rosanna´s name to a charity of your choice.