Obituary: Rosemary Dorothy Novelli, 77

Rosemary Dorothy Novelli, 77, of Freehold passed away at Care One at the Highlands, Edison on Friday, Aug. 24. She was born in the Richmondtown section of Staten Island and had lived in Sayreville before moving to Surrey Downs, Freehold, in 1992. 

Novelli was a benefits administrator for the Copeland Company of East Brunswick, retiring in 2002 after 20 years of service. She was a parishoner of , Freehold Township.

Novelli was predeceased by her parents, as well as a brother, William J. Russell and a sister Carol Ann Paolino. Surviving are one son, Michael, and his wife, Hadeel Novelli, of Old Bridge; two daughters,  Laura Dandorph and her husband Michael of Sayreville, and Michelle Zederbaum and her husband Scott of Edison; four grandchildren, Joshau Novelli, Jenna Dandorph, Brianna Zederbaum, and Steven Zederbaum, and many nieces and nephews.

Visiting will be at the in Freehold Township on Monday, Aug. 27 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Relatives and friends may gather at the funeral home on Tuesday, Aug. 28 at 9 a.m. for the procession to St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church for Novelli’s 10 a.m. Funeral Mass.  Burial will follow in St. Rose of Lima Cemetery.  For information, directions, or condolence messages to the family, visit www.claytonfuneralhome.com.