Rosa, Carmela "Rose"(nee Biondi) of Lyndhurst on Monday July 31, 2006; Beloved wife of Vincent A. Rosa, Sr. for 72 years; Loving mother of Vincent A. Rosa, Jr. & his wife, Joan, Virginia Wallace & her husband, Bruce, and the late Richard A. Rosa (1988); Devoted grandmother of Anita Bokan, Vincent Rosa, ToniAnn Wujcik, Cynthia Wallace Gagliardi, and John Wallace; Sister of Adeline (Tillie) Rose, James and Lewis Biondi; also survived by 8 great grandchildren. She was born in New York, NY, lived in Nutley,NJ, then moved to Bronx, NY, and has been a resident of Lyndhurst for the past 55 years; died Monday, July 31, 2006 in Hospice of New Jersey, Wayne. She worked as a Lab Technician for Hoffman La Roche, Nutley for 10 years, retiring in 1980. She was a member of the Mount Carmel Seniors of Lyndhurst. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral from Nazare Memorial Home, Inc., 403 Ridge Road, Lyndhurst, NJ on Saturday August 5, 2006 at 8:30 AM then to Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Lyndhurst where at 9:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Interment Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Montclair. Visiting hours Friday 2-4 & 7-9 PM. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to: The American Heart Association, 2550 US Highway 1, North Brunswick, NJ 08902-4301 or at americanheart.org