Rosalie Buccambuso Martellaro

Friday, Jul. 11, 2008

SALT LAKE CITY — Rosalie "Lizzie" Buccambuso Martellaro, 98, died May 19.

Martellaro was born Feb. 22, 1910, in Salt Lake City to Salvatore and Rosalie Degrado Buccambuso. She married Joseph "Pep" Martellaro June 11, 1927. He died Jan. 9, 1989. She was a devoted mother and grandmother and was famous for her spaghetti and meatballs.

She is survived by her two sons, Kelly and Sam (Linda); daughter, Josephine "Shosh" Dell; 12 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

A funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Patrick Catholic Church. Committal was in Mount Calvary Catholic Cemetery.

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