Rosemarie was born as Rosemarie Helen Casmass in 1928 in Brooklyn. She and Marty were married in 1947 and lived happily together for 63 years until his passing in 2011.
Rosemarie is survived by her sister Loretta and brother- in- law Bob Frankie of Daytona Beach Shores, Florida; son Paul Litwak of Wilton; daughter Roseanne and son-in-law Dan Sexton of Selden; and daughter Beth and son-in-law Joe Germano of Saratoga Springs. She was the loving grandmother of six grandchildren, Kasia, Michael, Mo, Danny, Isabelle and Olivia. She also leaves beloved nieces, nephews and cousins in the extended Casmass, Nigro, Litwak, and Sigelakis families.
She was predeceased by her brother John Casmass.
Rosemarie lived in New York City, Lynbrook, and Greenwood Lake until 1991, when she and Marty moved to Palm Coast, Florida. They lived happily there and in Ormond Beach, Florida for 20 years and leave many wonderful friends in those communities. She moved to Saratoga Springs in 2011 and lived with Beth and Joe Germano and their children until her passing. Rosemarie enjoyed cooking, reading, old movies, and playing mahjong. Mostly she enjoyed the company of her family and her friends, to whom she was devoted.
A memorial service will be held at the Presbyterian New England Congregational Church at 24 Circular Street in Saratoga Springs, NY at 1:30 p.m. on February 2 with a reception to follow at the Gideon Putnam Hotel. Interment will be at a later date at the Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Rosemarie’s name may be made to either the Volusia County Council on Aging, PO Box 671, Daytona Beach, FL 32115-0671, http://www.coavolusia.org, to support the Meals on Wheels program, or to the Saratoga County Economic Opportunity Council, 40 New St., PO Box 5120, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866, http://www.saratogaeoc.org, to support their soup kitchen and rural food delivery programs.
Arrangements are under the direction of the William J. Burke & Sons/Bussing & Cunniff Funeral Homes of 628 North Broadway, Saratoga Springs.
