Rose Amendola, 96, ScottsdaleCourtesy of Ted Amendola
Rose Amendola loved volunteering and education. She often reminded others to “study hard and make something of yourself.”
Her son, Ted Amendola, described her as a “caring conversationalist” whom he will miss talking with. She gave back to her community and was a strong matriarch of the family.
She most likely contracted COVID-19 in the memory care facility where she lived, Ted said. Rose died on Jan. 11 at age 96.
“She fought until the end,” Ted said. “An hour before she passed her vitals were normal. She wasn’t afraid of dying.”
Rose is survived by her children, Carol, Joyce and Ted, eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
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