85, formerly of Bayonne passed away on June 10. Rosetta graduated from Bayonne’s Holy Family Academy in 1950 and Holy Name Hospital School of Nursing in 1953. Rosetta was a Medical-Surgical Nurse at Bayonne Hospital. In the mid-1970 she worked for the VNA, where she stayed for 15 years. She went on to become a grammar school and high school nurse and the nurse in city hall. Rosetta is survived by her husband of nearly 64 years, Donald, and her five children, Cathleen Mercier (Tim), Pat Cooke (Lee), Eileen Bezeg, Michael Considine (Diane) and Tom Considine (Anne); her 10 grandchildren, Cara Gallagher; Brian and Meredith Cooke; Christopher and Andrew Bezeg; Michael, Patrick, and Jack Considine; Katie, and Brendan Considine. Rosetta has two great grandchildren, Ryan and Ian Gallagher. Rosetta is also survived by her siblings, Clare McCabe, Beatrice McHugh and James McCarthy. She was predeceased by her brothers Eugene and Jack McCarthy. Rosetta volunteered with Meals on Wheels and was a Eucharistic Minister at St. Catharine-St. Margaret Parish of Spring Lake. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to VNA NJ Hospice c/o Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey Foundation, 23 Main Street, Suite D1, Holmdel, NJ 07733. Funeral arrangements by O’BRIEN Funeral Home, 2028 Highway 35, Wall, NJ.
