Roseann Sansone Roberts (Rosie), a longtime resident of Ocala, passed away on Friday, September 28, 2018 at Florida Hospital. Born in 1943 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Rosie graduated from Central High School in 1961 and furthered her education and trade skills in secretarial school. Rosie spent most of her career in administrative positions. She retired from Bice Cole Law Firm in 2008 after more than three decades of employment.
Rosie met her husband and life partner, George Roberts, at a record hop after one of his performances with a doo-wop group in 1959. They were engaged the following year and married on June 8, 1963. Their marriage lasted 52 years until George’s death in 2015.
Their lives encompassed wonderful moments of family and friends, pets, traveling, shows, music and dance. Their lives were rich of love, kindness, empathy, joy, and a contentment of the simple and solitude way of life. Rosie had a passion for Christ, as well as animals, in which she spent many of her latter years volunteering at Grace Episcopal Church and The Marion County Humane Society.
Rosie is survived by family, Scotty Tomas Roberts (grandson); Roselyn Piper Roberts (granddaughter); Timothy Charles Roberts (son); Scott Thomas Roberts (son); Donna Jean Roberts; Tanya LaWana Berry-Wicksnin; Justin Michael Berry; and Joseph William Wicksnin.
She is preceded by her husband, George Anthony Roberts; brother, Charles James Sansone; and parents, Nicholas Vincent Sansone and Maria Virginia Colasurdo. Rosie had the biggest heart for family and that shined through her every day.
A committal ceremony will be held on Sunday, October 7, 2018 at 2pm at Forest Lawn Funeral Home, 5740 S. Pine Ave. Ocala, FL. A reception will follow at Grace Episcopal Church, 503 SE Broadway St. Ocala, FL, to celebrate Rosie’s life. Flower donations for the committal ceremony may be addressed to Forest Lawn Funeral Home; sympathy flowers to 506 SE 34th Ave., Ocala, FL 34471. Memorial gifts may be made to Grace Episcopal Church and The Humane Society of Marion County.