Rose M. (Mignosa) LaMattina passed away on August 27, 2008 at the Whidden Hospital in Everett. She was 80 years old.
Born in Boston, Rose was a longtime resident of Medford and Malden. She was a homemaker with a great love for her family. She enjoyed being with her 8 grandchildren and going to her Daycare Club at the Community Family in Everett.
Rose was married for 38 years to the late Raffaele LaMattina. She was the beloved mother of Robert LaMattina and his wife Barbara of Malden, Carol DiBenedetto and her husband Stephen of Medford and the late John LaMattina and the mother-in-law of Debra LaMattina of Malden. Rose was the dear sister of Angie LaFerla, Frances Morello and the late Joseph, Charles and Sebastian Mignosa. She was the cherished grandmother of Robert LaMattina Jr., Stephanie LaMattina and her fiancé Roger Power, Tara Bantos and her husband Georgio, Nicole LaMattina-Smith and her husband James, John LaMattina Jr. and Stephen, Amanda and Christopher DiBenedetto. Rose is also survived my many nieces and nephews.
The Funeral will be held from the A. J. Spadafora Funeral Home, 865 Main Street, Malden on Wednesday, September 3rd at 9:00 a.m. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Francis of Assisi Chruch, 441 Fellsway West, Medford at 10:00 a.m. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Visiting hours are Tuesday, September 2nd from 4-8 p.m. Interment Holy Cross Mausoleum.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Rose’s memory may be made to Community Family Everett, 138 School Street, Everett, MA 02149 Attn: Marrion.