Rose A. (Scalia) Savoca, 96, died at Wingate at Andover on March 6, 2009. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph Savoca, who died in 1982.
Born in Brooklyn, New York on March 14, 1912, she was the daughter of the late Vincenzo and Agatha (Bellomo) Scalia. She has resided in the Merrimack Valley for the past 22 years. She was employed as a seamstress for well over 50 years and was devoted to her family, especially her grandchildren. On Sundays, she enjoyed making Italian sauce and dinners for residence of Phoenix Row in Haverhill. She is survived by her daughter Anna and son-in-law George Golfieri of Somerset, New Jersey and son Ronald and his wife Diane Savoca of Andover, six grandchildren, Theo, Cynthia and Jennifer Buck, Clarissa Kalman and her husband Seth, Maria Nicole and Joseph Frederick Savoca, one great-grandson, Luca Kalman, two sisters-in-law, Dominque “Minnie” Scalia and Gina Como and several nieces and nephews. She was also the sister of the late Frank Scalia and Margaret and Jean Scalia. The family wishes to thank the staff at Wingate at Andover for their care and kindness.
Funeral services were privately held in Brooklyn, New York. Donations in her memory may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis TN 38105. For additional information, please visit www.burkemagliozzi.com.