Rose P Stewart

Rose P Stewart obituary, Belle Vernon, PA

Rose P Stewart

Rose Stewart Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Ferguson Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc. - Belle Vernon on Jul. 4, 2025.
Rose P. Stewart, 85, formerly of Belle Vernon, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 3, 2025. A daughter of the late James R. and Leona P. (Ringstead) Stewart, she was born in Belle Vernon on December 26, 1939.
A lifelong resident of Belle Vernon, she was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Belle Vernon and was a member of a local ladies' card club. Rose retired in 2002 from Mon Valley Hospital where she was a telephone operator for 20 years.
She is survived by a son and daughter in-law, Ronald and Christina Ortolona of Newark, DE, two grandchildren, Anthony Ortolona and Zachary Ortolona, a sister, Janet E. Caputo of Brownsville, and a brother, James T. (Dorothy) Stewart of Monongahela.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Tony Ortolona, a son, Anthony "Tony" Ortolona on March 7, 2002, and a brother in-law, Dick (Richard) Caputo.
Friends will be received on Monday from 6 to 8 P.M. in the Ferguson Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., 700 Broad Avenue, Belle Vernon. 724-929-5300. www.FergusonFuneralHomeandCrematory.com. A funeral service will begin at 8 P.M. with Pastor Chuck Jack officiating.

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