ROSSETTI, Helene Agatha (Skillings) of Orange City, Florida (formerly of New Smyrna Beach, Florida and Marcellus, New York), on October 19, 2017. Beloved wife of Joseph A. Rossetti for 71 years.
Devoted mother of Richard E. Rossetti and his wife Jan of Memphis, Tennessee, Paul Rossetti and his wife June of Vail, Colorado, Msgr. Stephen J. Rossetti of Washington, DC and Philip P. Rossetti and his wife Cynthia of Wellesley, Massachusetts.
Loving grandmother to Richard Ryan Rossetti of Memphis, Tennessee, Paige Henchen of Superior, Colorado, Andrew Rossetti (deceased), Peter Rossetti of Burlingame, California, Charles Rossetti of Boston, Massachusetts, and Jordan Rossetti of Boston, Massachusetts, and step-grandchildren Henry Goddard of Brookline, Massachusetts, Julie Martin of Tampa, Florida, Jeanne Goddard of Memphis, Tennessee, Dr. Jinnah Phillips of Castle Pines, Colorado, and Jorrie Bruffett of Rye, New York and fourteen great-grandchildren. Sister of the late Sonja Ashton, Henny Whitehead, and Erna Ashton.
Helene was born in Trondheim, Norway on September 21, 1920. She came to the United States in 1925 and grew up in the Boston area. She worked for Sears Roebuck & Co. during World War II and married Joseph Rossetti upon his return from service at the end of the war in 1946. They moved to Marcellus, New York in 1949 and raised their four sons there, with Helene later earning a degree in library science and serving as a librarian for the Town of Marcellus. They later established permanent residence at Sugar Mill in New Smyrna Beach, Florida in 1981. Helene was a devoted member and Eucharistic Minister of Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church in New Smyrna Beach for many years.
Visiting hours on Monday, October 23 from 3 – 6 pm at Deltona Memorial Funeral Home, 1295 Saxon Boulevard, Orange City, Florida. Funeral mass at St. Ann’s Catholic Church, DeBary, Florida on Tuesday, October 24 at 10 am. Private interment in Woodlawn Cemetery, Wellesley, Massachusetts.