Rose M. Piccininni

Rose M. Piccininni obituary, Freehold, NJ

Rose M. Piccininni

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9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Higgins Memorial Home

20 Center Street, Freehold, NJ 07728

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St. Rose of Lima Church

16 McLean Street, Freehold, NJ 07728

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Rose Piccininni Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Higgins Memorial Home - Freehold on Oct. 27, 2025.

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Rose Piccininni was born in the Bronx, New York in 1941. She lived in the Bronx with her husband Peter Piccininni.
She worked as an off-track betting teller for 30 years before retiring to Naples, Florida in 2001.
She enjoyed traveling, cooking, gambling, knitting, and spending time with friends and family until moving to Freehold in 2018 to be closer to her son Anthony Annunziata.
She is predeceased by her parents, Salvatore Pastorello and Frances Grova, her husband, Peter Piccininni; daughter Angela Rella and son Salvatore Annunziata; and niece Michelle Pastorello.
She is survived by her son, Anthony Annunziata, daughter-in-law Marie Annunziata; granddaughters Tanya Annunziata and Justine Rella; great grandchildren Olivia and Chase Annunziata; niece Francine Pastorello; and great niece Lilliana Brown.
Visitation will be held at the Higgins Memorial Home, 20 Center Street, Freehold on Thursday, October 30, 2025, from 9:30 to 11:30 AM. A Funeral Liturgy will be celebrated at St. Rose of Lima Church, Freehold at 12:00 PM.
Donations in her memory to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude’s Place, Memphis, TN 38105 would be appreciated.

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Upcoming Events

Oct

30

Visitation

9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Higgins Memorial Home

20 Center Street, Freehold, NJ 07728

Send Flowers

Oct

30

Service

12:00 p.m.

St. Rose of Lima Church

16 McLean Street, Freehold, NJ 07728

Send Flowers

Only 9 hours left for delivery to next service.