Lorraine McDonnell DeRosa: Obituary

Lorraine McDonnell DeRosa

Lorraine McDonnell DeRosa, 96, of Murphy passed away Thursday, February 21, 2019 in a Murphy hospital. She was a native of Nutley, New Jersey, but lived in Cherokee County since 2001. She worked for more than 30 years for Hoffman LaRoche until her retirement. Lorraine was a member of Saint William Catholic Church. She enjoyed traveling, holidays with family, and spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren.

She was the daughter of the late William Joseph and Edna Mae Bennett McDonnell and the wife of the late James V. DeRosa, who died April 21, 2015 after 74 years of marriage. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Helen Chimento.

Surviving are two sons, Anthony J. DeRosa and wife, Frances of Sidney, Australia and James V. DeRosa and wife, Iris of Murphy; five grandchildren, Ellen DeRosa, Todd DeRosa, Anthony P. DeRosa and wife, Corrine, William J. DeRosa and wife, Samantha, and James G. DeRosa and wife, Amy; eight great grandchildren, Ashley O’Connell, Amber Miranda and husband, Raphael, Jesse DeRosa, Danny DeRosa, Josephine DeRosa, Eva Marie DeRosa, Aubrie DeRosa, and Anthony C. DeRosa; cherished nieces and nephews; and a sister-in-law, Lucille Albanese of Bloomfield, New Jersey.

A Funeral Mass will be held at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, March 7, 2019 in Saint Mary’s Roman Catholic Church in Nutley, New Jersey. The interment will be in Glendale Cemetery in Bloomfield, New Jersey.

The family will receive friends from 4-8 Wednesday evening, March 6, 2019 at the S.W. Brown & Son Funeral Home in Nutley, New Jersey.