Rosemary C. (Campisi) Waters of Kingston, formerly of Roslindale. died April 19, 2021. Beloved wife of the late Leo G. Waters devoted mother of Christine M. Ryan and her husband William J. Ryan Sr. of Plymouth, Edward L Waters of Carmel NY, Catherine A Wilkins of Whitman and the late Richard B. Waters. Mother-in-Law of Marlene Waters and the late Peter G. Wilkins. Loving daughter of the late Rosario Alfred and Mary (Cirignano) Campisi and sister of Virginia Cusack and her husband Francis Cusack of Norfolk, Linda Scola of Plymouth and Judith Cousens of CT. and partner Warren G. Smith Cherished grandmother of William J. Ryan Jr. and his wife Julie of Canton, Lisa M. Balogh and her husband Jason of Meriden CT, Samuel Waters, Sarah Frances Waters, Lauren M. Wilkins, Amanda C. Wilkins and Peter G. Wilkins Jr. and great grandmother of Emma Marie and Avery Elizabeth Ryan. Also survived by numerous nieces, nephews and friends. Relatives and friends are invited to attend visiting hours, prior to the Mass beginning at 9 AM to 10:30 AM on Wednesday April 28, 2021 at the Joseph Russo Funeral Home 814 American Legion Hwy. (nr Cummins Hwy) Roslindale followed by a Funeral Mass at Sacred Heart Church Roslindale at 11 AM. Interment at New Calvary Cemetery in Mattapan. Late member of the Sgt Guido Petrilli Lodge OSDIA Roslindale, The Ladies Sodality, St John Senior Villagers, VFW Seniors and the weekly "Donut Club" In lieu of flowers, Rosemary may be remembered through the Scholarship Fund of the Roslindale Sons of Italy 30 Birch Street, Roslindale MA 02131.
Rosemary's Dad's parents were from Ucrea Sicily and her Mom's parents were from Savignano di Puglia Italy. They settled in Waltham on Barbara Road. Rosemary was born at Waltham hospital in 1934. She attended Saint Joseph elementary school and Saint Mary's HS.
One of Rosemary's three sisters recently said "Ro" would always "save us" when something went wrong.
Rosemary met her husband Leo at White Horse Beach, Plymouth, MA. where Rosemary's parents owned a property on White Horse Beach Rd. from around 1942 until 1990. Rosemary and Leo married in 1951 and were married for 40 years until Leo passed away in 1991.They lived in Roslindale on South St. for many years.
She and Leo were involved with NASCAR for many years working at the Stafford Motor Speedway in Stafford Springs CT. also traveling to Daytona Beach Florida.
Rosemary loved to travel and enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She loved visits to White Horse Beach and collecting sea glass. Lobster rolls were her favorite at the Plymouth waterfront.
Rosemary started as a "lunch lady" in the Boston Public Schools. She worked her way up the "ladder" via civil service exams and became the principal's secretary at the Solomon Lewenberg Middle School in 1984. Over the next 10 years the administration had great success. The principal at that time, Thomas O'Neill, stated " Rosemary was an integral part of that success." He attributes Rosemary's "organization skills, her ability to work with people, her innate intelligence, her talent for figuring out his terrible handwriting, and her talent at letting you know you were wrong about something without sarcasm were all indispensable" per Mr. O'Neill." He added "quite simply she made the school a better place to teach and learn." She retired from the Boston Public Schools in 2006 after 30+ years of service
Rosemary will be sorely missed by all her loving family and friends.