Rosemarie "Marie" Tortora

Rosemarie "Marie" Tortora obituary, Cape Coral, FL

Rosemarie "Marie" Tortora

Rosemarie Tortora Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Baldwin Brothers Funerals & Cremation Society - Cape Coral on Dec. 23, 2025.
Rosemarie (Marie) Tortora died on December 16, 2025. She was a lifelong resident of Yorktown Heights,NY, Marie moved to Cape Coral, Florida 5 years ago.

Born on April 27, 1929 to Baldo and Louise (Cassinari) Otero, Marie graduated from Yorktown High school.

On January 19,1952, she married the love of her life, Peter Tortora . Peter passed away December 17, 2015.

She is survived by her children Sharon (William) DeRosso, Debra (Bart) DeRosso, JoAnne Tortora & Peter (Dianne) Tortora, Jr.

She was the proud grandma to 9 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. Rosemarie will be remembered for being wonderful and loving to her family who adored her and many others who were lucky to call her friend.

If you would like to make a donation to Marie's favorite charities, they are Saint Jude and Hope hospice in Cape Coral, Florida.

A memorial mass at St Patrick's church in Yorktown will be scheduled at a later date.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

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