Michelena Amato "Mickey" Rose

ROSE Michelena "Mickey" Amato Rose passed away peacefully at the home of her daughter on Wednesday evening, January 27, 2010, she was 95 years old. She was the beloved wife of the late William Lafayette Rose, loving mother of Linda Rose Gallagher (Richard) and Melanie Kay Rose, and devoted grandmother of Richard T. Gallagher, Jr. and Dr. Michael William Gallagher. The light of her later years were her great grandchildren, Richard "Thomas" Gallagher, III, Brittany Rose Gallagher and Ashleigh Grace Gallagher. She was born in New Orleans, on January 12, 1915 to the late Michele Amato and Gaetana "Lena" Quartararo Amato. She was predeceased by her sisters Antonia (Nita) Datri and Dora Amato and her brother Frank Amato. Mickey was the special cousin of Mary Caminita Greenlee and the late Frank "Big" Amato. She will be greatly missed and fondly remembered by family and friends for her sweet smile and kind heart. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Funeral Mass at Jacob Schoen and Son Funeral Home, 3827 Canal Street, New Orleans at 1:30 PM, Saturday, January 30, 2010 with visitation beginning at 11:00 AM. Interment will be in Metairie Cemetery. Please share your condolences at www.schoencanalstreet.com.