Obituary: Rose Mancieri Balletto, 100, Of North Haven

NORTH HAVEN, CT — (From North Haven Funeral Home): Rose Mancieri Balletto, 100, of North Haven, passed away on Jan. 27, 2022. She was born in New Haven on Oct. 21, 1921, daughter of Lucia and Michael Mancieri and wife of her late beloved husband Ralph Balletto, a local farmer. She had eight sisters, the late Anna Santagata, Ray Esposito, Tillie DeMatteo, Margaret Tondalo, Teresa Muro, Madeline Russo and Lucy and Mary Manicone. Rose leaves to cherish her memory several loving nieces and nephews.

Rose spent her entire adult life farming with her husband on the Balletto family farm. She later began the Balletto farm market and was known for the fresh from the field corn. She will be missed by her devoted neighbors and friends who frequented her farm market.

She was happy to spend the remaining days at the farmhouse growing her vegetables, attending mass daily and caring for her many cats.

The visiting hours will be Saturday morning, Feb. 5, from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at The Havens Family, North Haven Funeral Home, 36 Washington Avenue. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated in St. Elizabeth of the Trinity Parish at St. Barnabas Church, 44 Washington Avenue, North Haven at 10 a.m. Interment will follow in All Saints Cemetery.

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