Dorothy DeRosa

Dorothy A . "Gail" DeRosa , 78, of Peabody formerly of Lynnfield died on Saturday, December 31 at the Masconomet Healthcare in Topsfield.

Born in Winthrop on November 2, 1933 she was the daughter of the late George F. and Dorothy A . (Hayes) Carleton.

Mrs. DeRosa was a graduate of Everett High School, Class of 1951. She was a member of the Our Lady of the Assumption Church in Lynnfield for 55 years. Mrs. DeRosa's joy was her family.

She was the wife of Arthur R. DeRosa . Mrs. DeRosa was the mother of Stacey A . MacDonald and her husband James E. of Dover, NH, Paige S. DeRosa-Walsh and her husband William of Haverhill, Keith A . DeRosa of Revere, Megan R.A. Croce and her husband Brian of Center Conway, NH and the late Erin DeRosa . She is also survived by her five grandchildren; Lindsay, Jared, Benjamin, Robin and Madison.

Her funeral will be held from the McDonald Funeral Home, 19 Yale Ave., Wakefield on Saturday at 11am followed by a funeral mass in Our Lady of the Assumption Church, corner of Salem and Grove Sts., Lynnfield at 12 noon. Visitation for relatives and friends at the Funeral Home on Friday from 4-8pm. Interment will be at Puritan Lawn memorial Park in Peabody.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Ellie Fund, 475 Hillside Ave., Needham, MA 02494.

Read Dorothy DeRosa's Obituary and Guestbook on www.mcdonaldfs.com.

Visitation

McDonald Funeral Home
19 Yale Ave.
Wakefield , MA US 01880
Friday, January 6, 2012, 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Service

Our Lady of the Assumption Parish
Intersection of Grove and Salem Streets
Lynnfield , MA US 01940
Saturday, January 7, 2012, 12:00 PM

Cemetery

Puritan Lawn Memorial Park
185 Lake Street
Peabody , MA US 01960
Saturday, January 7, 2012,