Rose Vicari Macefe Sommariva, age 107, of Butler, formerly of Sherman Avenue, Butler, passed away Saturday, January 19, 2019, at Concordia Lutheran Ministries, Cabot.
Born in Shawmut, Pennsylvania on December 7, 1911, she was a daughter of the late Dominic and Concettina Gregory Vicari.
She was a hairdresser who owned and operated Rose Macefe’s Beauty Shop for 31 years. She also previously worked at Spaide Shirt Factory.
She was a member of St. Michael the Archangel Roman Catholic Church. She belonged to the 55 & Alive of Saint Michael’s and the Ladies Guild of Saint Michael’s.
She is survived by one son, Steven A. Macefe, of Butler; seven grandchildren, Mark Thomas, JoAlison (Timothy) Wiles, Lara (Rich) Kuminkoski, Ryan Macefe, Joclyn (Daniel) Slomers, Corey Macefe, and Jillian Macefe; 11 great-grandchildren, Jessica (TJ) Peters, Taylor Wiles, Colin Wiles, Kyle, Chloe and Isabella Kuminkoski, Jacob, Zachary and Mya Slomers, Zoey Snyder, and Ian Macefe; and two great-great-grandchildren, Scarlett Wiles and Russell Kenaan.
Rose is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews, and great-nieces and great-nephews who were very special to her.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Stephen A. Macefe, who passed away June 13, 1967; her second husband, Louis J. Sommariva, who passed away July 28, 1981; one daughter, Joan (Russell) Thomas, who passed away May 13, 1999; four brothers, Philip, Sam, Joe and Tony Vicari; and two sisters, Josephine Macefe and Mary Regis.
Friends will be received in the Martin Funeral Home, Inc., 429 Center Avenue, Butler on Tuesday, January 22, from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, January 23, at 10 a.m. from Saint Michael the Archangel Roman Catholic Church, 432 Center Avenue, Butler.
Burial will take place in Saint Michael’s Cemetery.
The Bereavement Group of Saint Michael the Archangel Parish will meet at the funeral home on Tuesday at 3 p.m. to conduct a Scriptural Wake Service.
Rose’s family extends their heartfelt thanks to the staff of Concordia Lutheran Ministries for the loving care they provided to Rose over the past seven years.
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