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Rosa Gerbasi Obituary

Rosa Gerbasi nee Gaspare, 91; Devoted wife of the late Pasquale; Beloved mother of Vito (Theresa) Racanelli, Sara (Rocco) Casamassimo, Fiore (Eileen) Gerbasi, Anna (Brian) Szydzik and Maria (Michael) Sclafani; Loving grandmother of 14, and great-grandmother of 8. Visitation Monday August 10th from 8:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. at Cumberland Chapels 8300 W. Lawrence Ave., Norridge. A procession to St. Celestine Church in Elmwood Park for 11:00 a.m. Mass will follow the visitation. Interment at Queen of Heaven Cemetery. Please omit flowers. For info: 708-456-8300 or www.cumberlandchapels.com

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Published by Chicago Tribune from Aug. 7 to Aug. 9, 2015.

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8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Cumberland Chapels

8300 West Lawrence Ave., Norridge, IL 60706

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10

Funeral Mass

11:00 a.m.

St. Celestine Church

Elmwood Park, IL

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8300 West Lawrence Ave., Norridge, IL 60706

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