Rose M. Ricotta, 85, of Clearfield died on Friday, November 26, 2010 at Clearfield Hospital.
She was born on November 4, 1925 in Clearfield, a daughter of the late James and Margaret (Panasiti) Lemmo.
Mrs. Ricotta was a homemaker. She was a member of St. Francis Catholic Church, Clearfield.
She is survived by two sons, Joseph M. Ricotta and wife Karen of Erie and James S. Ricotta of Altoona; two grandchildren, Chuck Ricotta and wife Ariel of Ann Arbor, MI and Connie Hall and husband Adam of Meadville; two great granddaughters; and numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Samuel J. Ricotta on July 12, 2007 and whom she married September 27, 1947 at St. Francis Church, Clearfield, and three sisters Jennie Mendolia, Marie Mitchell and Jo Louise 'Dolly' Lindberg Stiles.
Mass of Christian Burial will be said at the St. Francis Catholic Church, Clearfield on Tuesday at 2:30 P.M. with Msgr. H. Desmond McGee, Jr. as celebrant. Interment will follow in the Calvary Cemetery, Clearfield.
Friends will be received at the Kevin A. Beardsley Funeral Home, Clearfield on Monday from
2-4 & 6-8 PM and on Tuesday from 1:30-2:00 PM.
At the funeral home on Monday, a Christian Vigil Service will be held at 1:45 PM and the Rosary will be recited at 5:45 PM.