VARDARO, Rosa

(nee Ranaldo)

Born in Paduli,

Benevento, Italy

on 3 June 1943.

Passed away peacefully in

Adelaide, South Australia

on 8 July 2024.

Aged 81 years.

Dearly beloved and adored

wife of Pellegrino.

Much loved mother

and mother-in-law of

Giovanna,

Francesco and Anna.

Devoted and cherished Nonna of

Rosalie and Peter.

Loving daughter

and daughter-in-law of

Giorgio Ranaldo

and Filomena Truglia,

Francesco Vardaro

and Giovanna De Guglielmo

(all deceased).

Much loved sister

and sister-in-law of

Rocco (deceased),

Rocco and Giovanna,

Elvira and Attilio (deceased),

Assunta and

Pasquale (deceased).

Loving sister-in-law of

Carmela, Antonietta, Domenico, Maria, Virgilia, Angelamaria (all deceased), Virgilia and Nicola (both deceased), Guerino (deceased) and Viola.

Rosa will be forever loved and remembered by all her nieces, nephews, relatives and friends in Australia and Italy.

The family wish to sincerely thank the medical teams at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, Calvary Hospitals and a special thank you to Dr. Heather Munro.

Carrissima Rosa,

mi hai lasciato con profondo dolore dopo oltre 61 anni di matrimonio ed amore. Ti amerò per eternità, confortami dal cielo. A quando ci rivedremo. Addio tuo, Pellegrino.

Dear Mum,

thank you for your love and for your guiding hand. You were our rock and our anchor. You will be eternally missed and loved. Rest easy now in God's loving embrace. Forever in our minds and hearts. Giovanna, Francesco and Anna.

Dear Nonna,

we are so lucky to have been loved by such a strong and beautiful Nonna. Thank you for all the memories. You are finally at peace. We will love you forever - until we meet again. Your grandchildren, Rosalie, Peter and Lucca.

Non piangete la mia assenza, sentitemi vicina e parlatemi ancora io vi amerò dal cielo come vi ho amato sulla terra.