Rosalie B. Rotella

1936 - 2017

Rosalie B. Rotella PHOENICIA- Rosalie B. Rotella, 81, of School Lane died suddenly Saturday evening, Dec. 9, 2017, at the Kingston Hospital. She was born June 20, 1936 in Kingston; daughter of the late Edward and Marguerite Sutton Quick. She had been a Shandaken resident for the past 32 years, having formerly made her home in New Paltz and West Hurley. Rose was an incredibly hard worker. She had been the cook at the Woodstock Country Club, a real estate agent with Nola Gutman Realty, and a cook for the Head Start Program in Phoenicia. She had served as a Town Of Shandaken Councilman and as Shandaken Town Assessor. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary, and even had time to enjoy flower and vegetable gardening. Rosealie had a reputation as a fabulous cook and baker who would draw patrons to where ever she was volunteering. She had a very generous heart, and was kind to many in the community. Surviving are her son, Jake LoCicero and his wife Mary Jo Solomon; three daughters: Kim DeGroat, Penelope DeGroat, and Sandra and her husband David Wilbur; three grandchildren, Cara, Mellissa, and Penny; as well as two great-grandchildren: Sagan and Ember; siblings: Dale Sprague and William Coddington; and several stepchildren. She was predeceased by her husbands, Robert LoCicero in 1977; Joseph Rotella in 2014; and sisters: Kathleen, Loretta, and Henrietta. A Service to Celebrate the Life of Rosalie will be held on Thursday at 10 a.m. at the E. B. Gormley Funeral Home 87 Main St., Phoenicia. Burial in the Mt. Pleasant Rural Cemetery. Friends will be received on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the E. B. Gormley Funeral Home. You may share a memory with the family on Rosalie’s Memorial Page at www.gormleyfuneral home.com