Audrey Rose Battista

WINSTED – Audrey Rose (Stilson) Battista, 90, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 5, 2025 at her home. She was the loving wife of Rocco Leonard Battista for 67 years. Born June 10, 1935 in New Haven; the daughter of the late Edward and Katheryn (Lovelace) Stilson Cuatt. Audrey attended Catholic schools in the New Haven area and was a 1956 graduate of the Hospital of St. Raphael School of Nursing. She served as a Registered Nurse for Saint Raphael Hospital in New Haven until the children started to arrive. As her children grew older, she returned to the field of nursing. She worked for many years at Highland Acres Nursing Home and the Foothills Visiting Nurses Association and Hospice in Winsted. She was a devout Catholic, had a deep love of her faith and was a communicant of St. Joseph Church for 56 years. She and her husband raised their six children on the family farm in Winchester Center. Audrey was an expert baker, she enjoyed knitting, and she was always up for entertaining the extensive number of family and friends that visited the farm. Most of all, she enjoyed Sunday dinners with her children and grandchildren. In addition to her husband, Rocco, she is survived by her beloved children, David Battista (Siobhan), Chris Battista (Donna), Mary Johnson (Ralph), Claire Calabretta (Fred), Margaret Teardo (Thomas ) and Barbara Silverio (David); cherished grandchildren, Danielle Battista, Allison Battista, Benjamin Battista, Nicholas Battista, Jessica Battista, Jacob Battista, Jacqueline Johnson, Kenneth Johnson, James Teardo, Grace Teardo, Melanie Teardo, Joshua Silverio and Rochelle Silverio; great grandchildren, Sedona Silverio, Rocco Silverio, Angelina Ciotti and Clara McCarron; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by a brother, Kenneth Stilson. Friends may call on Sunday, October 12, 2025 at Montano-Shea Funeral Home, 922 Main Street, Winsted from 2 – 4 PM. A Mass of Christian burial will be held on Monday, October 13, 2025 at St. Joseph Church, Winsted at 10 AM. Burial to follow at Winchester Center Cemetery. Visit an online guestbook at montano-shea.com. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Audrey's honor to: Two Hearts Pregnancy Center, 139 New Litchfield Street, Torrington, CT 06790 or twoheartscenter.com and/or St. Joseph Church, 31 Oak Street, Winsted, CT 06098 or Stjoseph-Winsted.org. Both charities were close to her heart. To plant a beautiful memorial tree in memory of Audrey, please visit our Tree Store.