Obituary of Rose Marie Slota

Rose Marie Slota, 92, of South Plainfield, died Sunday, February 2, 2020, at the St. Joseph's Senior Home - Assisted Living and Nursing Center in Woodbridge. Daughter of the late Francis Somers and Mary Forkin, Rose Marie was born and raised in Elizabeth. After graduating high school, Rose Marie relocated to Roselle Park then Scotch Plains before settling to South Plainfield 15 years ago. Prior to retirement, she worked in the payroll department of Exxon Mobil in Florham Park. She was a parishioner at the Sacred Heart R.C. Church and enjoyed time her family, especially her grandchildren, as well as, reading and going to the beach. Rose Marie was predeceased by her husband John who died in 2007 and a sister Kathleen. Surviving are a daughter, Mary Muglia and her husband Pat of South Plainfield; two sisters, Margaret Amatel, of Toms River and Frances Tamborrino, of Bloomington, Indiana; a brother, Francis “Buddy” Somers and wife Cheryl of Tampa, Florida and her three grandchildren, Michael, Kaitlin, and Nicholas. A funeral mass will be held on Thursday, February 6, 2020 at 10am at the Church of the Sacred Heart, South Plainfield. Interment will follow in Holy Redeemer Cemetery, South Plainfield. Family and friends may join together for visitation on Wednesday February 5, 2020, from 4 to 8 p.m., in the McCriskin-Gustafson Home for Funerals, 2425 Plainfield Ave. South Plainfield.