Rose

Donato

Rose Donato, 96 of Cliffside Park, entered into eternal life on October 25, 2022 at Peace Care – St. Joseph's – Jersey City.

Born February 21, 1926, to the late Antonio & Rose Donato, she was educated at No. 5 School in downtown Jersey City & graduated from Dickinson High School.   Once out of high school, she began working for Emerson Radio & Television, her last place of employment was as a purchasing agent for Evan – Picone.  In her younger years she was quite active as a parishioner of Holy Rosary Church.  She was a member of the Sodality of Mary, basketball coach for girls CYO and involved in many other parish affairs.  Throughout her life, she always made contributions to charitable causes for the needy and poor.   An avid baker, she always had relatives and friends partake in her epicurean delights.  She loved and enjoyed being with her family and keeping firm with family traditions.

She is preceded in death by her siblings, Marie Donato, John Donato & the Most Reverend Thomas A. Donato, Auxiliary Bishop of Newark.

Surviving to cherish her memory are her brother's Costantino "Nino" Donato & his wife Christine & Robert Donato, aunt of Anthony (wife Donna) and Toni Ann Sullivan (husband Michael) and two grandnieces, Gianna and Nicole.

Visitation will be held on Friday, October 28, 2022 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the A.K. Macagna Funeral Home, 495 Anderson Ave., Cliffside Park, NJ.    A Funeral Mass will be offered on Saturday, October 29 ^th at 12:00 p.m. at the Church of the Epiphany, 247 Knox Ave., Cliffside Park, NJ.   Entombment will follow at Holy Cross Chapel Mausoleum, North Arlington.