Rose M. (Parziale) Bezjian, age 92, of Woburn, formerly of Winchester, passed away on February 28, 2023. She was the beloved wife of John R. Bezjian for 63 years until his death in 2016.
Born in Medford, Rose was the daughter of Alfred and Anna (Gallo) Parziale. She was raised and educated in Medford and was a graduate of Medford High School. While at the Bal-A-Roue Skating Rink in Waltham, she met the love of her life, John Bezjian, and they were inseparable from that day on.
Rose and John married and settled in Winchester, where they raised their five children. A homemaker, Rose was actively involved in her kids’ activities and in St. Mary’s Church, where she taught CCD for many years.
In her spare time, Rose, whose children remembered her as artistically and musically gifted, was an accomplished artist whose preferred painting medium was pastels. She was a self-taught piano player, enjoyed gardening and creating rock gardens, bowling and golfing as a lifelong member of Bear Hill Country Club. She and John also loved to travel. Above all, she was blessed with loving involvement in her children’s lives and delighted in her grandchildren.
Rose was the cherished mother of Mark Bezjian, Rosemary Persian and her husband Paul, Corinne Arsenault and her husband Dana, Matthew Bezjian and his fiancé Jane Lam, and the late John Bezjian Jr. Adoring Nana of Dana Arsenault and his wife Ashlee, Ryan Arsenault and his wife Kelly, Andrew Bezjian and his wife Stella, and Alexa Bezjian, and the great-grandmother of Cole Arsenault. She was also the sister of Catherine Wilson and her husband Frank, Christine McCann and her husband Richard and the late Vincent Parziale, Marie Haggerty, Michael Parziale, Louis Parziale, Rosalie Geddick and Anna Parziale and is further survived by many nieces and nephews.
Visiting Hours will be held in the Costello Funeral Home, 177 Washington St. on Thursday, March 9 from 9AM-10:30 AM, before a Funeral Mass in St. Mary’s Church, 155 Washington St., Winchester, at 11AM. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations in Rose’s memory may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association of MA/NH 309 Waverley Oaks Rd, Waltham, MA 02452. https://www.alz.org/manh.