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Rose Lynch Corsi was born in Belle Vernon on April 5, 1915. She was raised in Belle Vernon and married Joseph S. Lynch in 1934. They had one son, Joseph F. Lynch, who was born in 1937 in Belle Vernon. She was preceded in death by her first husband in 1958. In 1962 she married Floyd Corsi of Monessen; he had two children Terry and Ruth. He preceded her in death in 1989. She moved to Monessen in 1957 where she lived until September 1991 when she moved to North Charleroi. In April of 2006 she moved into Mon Valley Care Center in Monongahela where she quietly passed away in her sleep on November 11, 2007. She was preceded in death by her parents Frank and Sarah Caputo. She was the fourth of nine children and is survived by a sister, Mary Pickler of Chesterfield Township, MI and a brother, James Caputo of Macomb, MI. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Joseph F. and Nadia A. Lynch, of Clinton Township, MI and their four sons: Joseph W. Lynch of Sparta, NJ; Thomas M. Lynch of Monroe, MI; Daniel P. Lynch of Cranberry, PA; and Martin S. Lynch of Middletown, DE. She is survived by a step son Terry Corsi of Rio Grande, NJ and his three children: Dr Daniele Corsi Martens of Glenmore, PA; Matthew Corsi of Hewitt, NJ; and Dr Scott Corsi of The Netherlands. Also surviving is a step daughter Ruth Corsi Benlock and her husband Walter Benlock of Pittsburgh, PA and their two children: Lisa Benlock Rankin of Charolette, NC and Jason Benlock of Bethel Park, PA. Surviving are 17 great grandchildren. She was surprised by an 80th birthday party at the Alpine Club in April 1985 and a 90th birthday party at the Charleroi Elks in May 2005. At both affairs she was delighted to see many friends and relatives, both local and out of state. Rose is best remembered as a salesperson. She sold ladies' clothes at Gilbert's Ladies' Shop in Charleroi and Friedland's in Monessen, and she sold DutchMade at house parties. Many company records were broken when she sold Childcraft and Worldbook Encyclopedias. She also managed The Shoe Salon in Monessen for many years. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. Tuesday in the Ferguson Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc. (724-929-5300), 700 Broad Avenue, Belle Vernon, www.fergusonfuneralhomeandcrematory.com where a blessing service will be held Wednesday at 10:30 A.M. followed by a funeral mass at 11:00 A.M. in St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church with Rev. Lawrence Manchas, VF as celebrant. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The rosary will be prayed in the funeral home on Tuesday at 3 P.M. led by members of St. Sebastian Parish.

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Rose Lynch Corsi

April 5, 1915 - November 11, 2007