Rosemarie Milana-Tedesco passed away on October 30, 2021. She was 81 years old.
Born in Italy, Rosemarie most recently lived in Tewksbury having previously lived in Somerville and Medford. She was retired from the North Cambridge Cooperative Bank.
Rosemarie was the beloved wife of Anthony J. Tedesco. She was the loving mother of Donna M. Barretto of Clinton, William A. Knyff of Stoneham, Adrian Knyff and his wife Erin of Tewksbury and the late Linda Knyff. She was the step-mother of Lisa Rodriguez. Rosemarie was the dear sister of Frances Ticer and her husband Fred of TN and Larry Milana and his wife Ann of Alabama. She was the cherished grandmother of Amanda Barretto, JonFranco Barretto and his fiancé Muhil Kannappan, Liam Knyff, Maeve Knyff, Finn Knyff, Haley Williams and Alex Rodriguez and the great-grandmother to Sabella Maniscalco. Rosemarie also leaves many nieces and nephews.
A funeral service will be held from the A. J. Spadafora Funeral Home, 865 Main Street, Malden on Thursday, November 4th at 11am. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Visiting hours will be held on Wednesday, November 3rd from 4-8pm. Interment will be in Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Rosemarie’s memory may be made to the American Cancer Society, 3 Speen Street, Framingham, MA 01701 or at donate3.cancer.org.