Obituary of Rosalia Palla

Rosalia Palla, 89, of Lawrenceville NJ, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 31, 2017. She was a devout Christian of St. Ann’s Roman Catholic Church having volunteered many hours at the church taking care of the flowers around church. Born in Serradifalco, Sicily, Italy, she immigrated to the United States in 1948 and has made Lawrenceville her home for most of those years. Rosalia loved to garden and was an excellent cook. She was a caring mother and wife and touched many people’s lives, to know Rosalia was to love her. She was predeceased in death by her husband William (Bill) Palla, her parents Giuseppe and Alfonza LaFisca, her brother Charles LaFisca, her sister Josephine and husband Americo Faustini, her uncles Michele Randazzo and wife Biagia and Calogero and wife Maria; she is survived by her son William (Bill) S. Palla of Merritt Island, Florida and her daughter Maria and Joseph Miller of Newtown, PA, granddaughter Jessica and her husband Bill and two great grandchildren. Additionally, her cousins Joseph Randazzo of Ewing, John and Rosanna Randazzo and their daughter Alessandra of Lawrenceville, Josephine and Joseph Angelini, and Maria and Robert Krenkowitz all of Tucson, Arizona. She adored her nephew Marco Tavani of Italy and his sister Elena and Goddaughter Cristina of Delaware. She is also survived by many nephews, nieces and cousins in Italy and many friends and neighbors. A special thank you to her caregiver Sylvia Ellis who was a special friend and whom Rosalia loved very much. Per Rosalia’s wishes there will be no viewing, A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00AM on Monday, January 8, 2018 at Saint Ann’s Roman Catholic Church, 1253 Lawrence Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648. Entombment will follow at St. Mary’s Mausoleum, Cedar Lane, Hamilton, NJ.