Obituary: Women Who Owned Pizza Place, Lived in East Haven, Dies

Wallingford Funeral Home

WALLINGFORD, CT - With profound sadness, we announce the passing of Rosa Scalo beloved wife, adored mother, cherished sister, and kind soul. On January 5, 2020, she left us peacefully surrounded by her loving family.

Rosa was born in Naples, Italy, on February 21, 1953, a daughter of the late Gennaro and Assunta (Bernardo) Terrone. In 1966 she, and her siblings, Nunzia Ruffa (Gaetano), Luigi Terrone (Katherine), Vincenzo Terrone (Natalie), Madelena Lupi (Kenneth), Francesco Terrone, Patrizia Bajek (Michael), and Anna Pereira (John) immigrated to the United States. In 1971 she was married to Vincent “Jim” Scalo. Throughout her life she worked various jobs, but above all Rosa was a dedicated mother & caregiver.

She loved to cook and in 1995 this passion led her to open Monica’s Pizzeria in Guilford.
Rosa was also a longtime East Haven resident.

She was the cherished & devoted mother of Vincent (Carrie), Monica (Matt Abbott), Frank, Gennaro (Christa), & Luigi (Krista). Treasured nonna of Franky, Erich, Jacob, Marc, Lucas, Luciano, Alessio, Giuliana, and A.Rosa. She was the loving aunt to 21 nieces & nephews and survived by many cousins aunts and uncles.

She was treasured by her children and embraced every moment with them. She especially loved her role as a grandmother. She had a gregarious personality and always made people around her laugh. She instilled in everyone she met a sense of love and strong values. She will be dearly missed and forever in our hearts.
In lieu of flowers, a donation in her memory may be made at www.bit.ly/ScaloRosa