Elizabeth De Rosa

De ROSA - Elizabeth (Mrs. D), of Mrs. D's School of Riding has died. Elizabeth Susanna De Rosa, wife of Peter De Rosa, died on Sunday, September 28, after a three year battle with an illness. She died surrounded by family. She was 79. She married her husband in 1947 after he finished his service in the Marine Corps and they were together until her passing. De Rosa was born in Queens and moved to Rocky Point and in the late 1950s moved to Huntington, NY, where she raised her six children, Peter, Diana, Vincent, David, Donna (all De Rosa) and Susan (now Saccardi). During that time she was loved by many and from 1971 until the early 1980s she ran Mrs. D's School of Riding. From that time on many knew her as Mrs. D. In 1980 Newsday used the horse stable as a back drop for an advertising campaign. Betty, as she was called by many of her friends, was known for her devotion to her family and her unwavering support to so many. She always had a kind word and a smile and everyone who knew her grew to admire her warm spirit and loving heart. She was known for her passion for gardening and her love of golf. She was diagnosed with an illness in 2005 and fought valiantly to survive but after three years lost the battle. She is survived by not only her six children but 12 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Memorial Services will take place Tuesday, September 30 at A. L. Jacobsen Funeral Home, 1380 New York Ave., Huntington Station from 2-5 and from 7-9pm. A Mass will take place at St. Elizabeth's at 10:30am on Wednesday, October 1.