Roseanne McCarthy

1933 - 2018

Roseanne McCarthy, 85 years old, a lifelong resident of Scituate, passed away peacefully, September 5, 2018, after a brief illness, surrounded by family. Roseanne was born in Brockton and moved to Scituate in 1942. She was employed at both Riddles Food Mart and Hennessey News for the past forty years, always enjoying her co-workers, local residents and summer guests, sharing the news of the day. Roseannes greatest passion in life was spending time with her family. She was a loving and giving woman who will be deeply missed by all that knew her. Roseanne was predeceased by her parents, John and Mary (Caplice) Kane, and her niece, Jennifer Lynn Kane. She is survived by her loving husband of 63 years, James "Jimmy" McCarthy II; her sister, Dorothy Kane of Scituate; and her brother, John Kane and his wife Joyce of N.J.; her daughter, Rosemarie Amendola of Texas; her daughter, Kathy Shmaruk and her husband Rick of R.I.; her son, Michael McCarthy of Pa.; her daughter, Elizabeth (Tish) Scott and her husband Donald of Abington; her son, James "Jimmy" McCarthy III and his wife Kathleen of Scituate; and special friend, daughter-in-law, Ellen (Butler) McCarthy of N.C.; eight grandchildren, Matthew Amendola, Danny Amendola, Greg Holmes and his wife Kim, Jesse Holmes and his wife Crystal, Lindsey McCarthy, Jaclyn McCarthy, Lisa Marie Scott, and Andrew Scott; step-grandson, RJ Shmaruk; five great-grandchildren, Luca Amendola, Paige and Charlotte Holmes, Colin and Kylie Holmes; step-great-grandsons, Jacob Shmaruk and Jaxon Shmaruk; two nieces, Kimberly (Kane) Trojanowski and her husband Jeff and Kristin (Kane) Cassidy and her husband Frank; three great-nieces and a great-nephew, Julia and Anna Trojanowski, Jackson and Emerson Cassidy; her cousins, Barbara and her husband Robert Doughty, Richard (Dickie) Hussey; and a lifetime of friends. Visitation on Tuesday, September 11, 2018, from 9-10:30 a.m. at the Richardson-Gaffey Funeral Home, 382 First Parish Road, Scituate. Mass of Christian burial at 11 a.m. at St. Mary of the Nativity Church, 1 Kent St., Scituate. Interment to follow at Cudworth Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to The Pine Street Inn, 444 Harrison Ave., Boston, MA 02118. Richardson-Gaffey Funeral Home www.richardsongaffeyfuneralhome.com