Rosaline Joan Scola
Rosaline Joan Scola, age 80, passed away on August 10, 2024, in Surprise, Arizona. She was born on October 8, 1943, in Kenosha, WI. Daughter to the late Louis and Helen (Chiappetta) Scola. Affectionately known as Rose, Roe, Boo-Boo, or Ma, she deeply touched the lives of many and fiercely loved her family.
Rose attended Mary D. Bradford High School and graduated in 1961. She furthered her education at Gateway Technical College and graduated in 1963 as a Licensed Practical Nurse. She dedicated thirty years of her life working at Kenosha Brookside Care Center as an LPN and then, a Nursing Office Manager.
She is survived by her two children; Louis (Lisa) Stankus of Burnsville, MN, and Helen (David) Shuman of Clarksville, TN., grandchildren; Suzanne (Wes) Frankiewicz, Sarah (Bryan) Kozlowski, Robert (Michelle) Best, Sydney, David, Samantha and Stephanie Shuman, great-grandchildren; Brody Best, Willa Frankiewicz, Norah, Claire, and Lydia Kozlowski.
Rose was preceded in death by her brother, Louis Scola Jr., and her son, Paul Stankus Jr. Previously married to Paul Stankus Sr. and widowed by William Oestreich.
Rose had a passion for crocheting and gifting beautiful Afghans and baby blankets to those she loved. Rosaline enjoyed reading, shopping, and binging the latest TV shows. An absolute foodie she was always experimenting with new recipes in the kitchen and loved dining out. You better not leave her presence hungry! Her greatest joy, however, was her family. Rose had an outgoing personality and being extremely generous, she always took advantage of being able to throw together a gift or party for those she loved. Forever leaving a lasting imprint she will be remembered for her contagious laugh, loving spirit and warm heart.
A memorial mass will be celebrated on Friday, August 23rd, 2024, at 11:00 AM at Our Lady of the Holy Rosary of Pompeii, 2224 45th Street, Kenosha, WI 53140. Visitation will be held Friday at the church from 10 AM until the time of mass. Interment will follow at Saint George Cemetery.
Janice Hoffman (Johnson)
What a beautiful, compassionate person Rosie was. She always saw the best in everyone.
I was fortunate to receive one of her lovely quilts. We always found time to chat as we would see each other while working at Brookside. I asked her a few years back, how come you move so much and her humorous response was, I don't like to clean house, so I just move instead. So much fun with lots of laughter attached to everything she was a part of. Rosie was one of a kind and that's how I will always remember her. She loved everyone and everyone loved her back. Spread your wings and your love, Rosie.
Sheryl LaFayette
Sorry to hear of the passing of yet another classmate. Sending love and light to Rosie's family and friends.
Henry Hartnek
So sorry to hear of Rosaline's passing. My sincere condolences to her family.
John Sturino
Sorry to hear of Rosie's passing, we were good friends. I recall when Her brother Louie died, he was still in high school. She was one of the best, will be sadly missed.
Jean Munger (Ainsworth)
So sorry to hear about Rosie's passing. She was very supportive after learning that Lee was suffering from mesothelioma. She sent several news articles about asbestos in a building where Lee had worked. And in high school I remember how much fun she was, always smiling, always positive and how well she processed Louie's accident and subsequent death. Louie and Rosie were both great friends with everyone they knew! Condolences to her family members.
Rita Martino (Ginocchio)
There were classmates you knew of but not close friends with thruout our years at Bradford. Rosie was one of those persons to me.Friendly, pretty, well liked, great fun, just not in my circle of close friends. However, in more recent years, we were in touch as a result of our class reunions and mutual friends. It was a huge surprise when Rosie gifted myself and my sister one of her lovely crocheted afghans. We had talked about her moving back to Kenosha; she liked the idea of a condo in the same complex as mine. I'll never know why she changed her mind and decided to move several times to locations where she knew no one. It takes a strong person to do that, far more than I could ever be. Perhaps losing a young brother and a child taught her nothing worse could possibly happen and decided to take the chances she did.
My condolences to her family. What a beautiful soul she was, I know she is dearly missed already.
Angeline (Angie) Covelli (Waldo)
Rose and I met in the early years at Bradford, spending many fun times together at the Dutch Maid downtown run by her parents. She met Paul Stankus in our junior year. Paul just happened to be a friend of my boyfriend and future husband, Frank, so we had many double dates to movies, dances and more. Paul and Rose married first and they were best man and maid of honor at our wedding a year later. She was always fun to be with, her beautiful smile will be remembered. After she moved to Colorado to be near her daughter, Helen. and grandchildren, we sadly lost touch. So very saddened by the news of her passing. Condolences to her family and friends.
Thomas Sorensen
When I look at that stunning pic of Rosie it feels reflective of her natural interior beauty. I met Rosie in 7th grade in home room at Lincoln Jr and her immediate friendliness created a lifelong bond that I forever treasured. I worked at the Roosevelt Road Maid with her close friend Helen Pasterski, Donna Parkinson also worked there, as did Jim Mills. Rosie and Helen were always cooking up some kind of mischief and when together were always "on", which was quite infectious. I visited Rosie in her Colorado Springs home and was surprised to walk into her living room and be face to face with a life size portrait of her brother Louie, who she called Snookie. Louie had been instrumental in my life by risking his own to save mine, he did that with no hesitation and with what I understood to be courage. That experience bonded me to what I understood to be the Scola love, with both she and Louie.
I corresponded with her for years and it was always special to see her beaming face at reunions. She invariably sat with Sue Schwartz at reunions, and circulated among her myriads of laughing friends. At one reunion she and I planned a prank on Helen Pasterski who had come from Oshgosh just to see Rosie. The prank went well, which ended up with me kissing Helen and Rosie falling down laughing, and my wife, who was in on the prank, laughing with Rosie.
As I reflect on the class reunions I am grateful for all the special experiences we had as a group of individuals.