Rosa Liuzzi Fusillo, 81, of North Haven passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 13, 2014 at the St. Raphael campus of Yale-New Haven Hospital with her family by her side. Wife of Nicola Fusillo. Mother of Isabella (Pat DelVecchio) Fusillo and Natalia DePascale.  Grandmother of Antonio (Carolyn) DePascale, Marcello DePascale and the late Giancarlo DePascale.  Great-Grandmother of Talia, Antonio and Mia DePascale.  Sister of Lino (Enza) Liuzzi, Franco Liuzzi, Giovanni (Rina) Liuzzi, Nunzio (Teresa) Liuzzi and Nicola (Linda) Liuzzi. Also survived by many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.  Predeceased by her son-in-law Antonio DePascale and her sister-in-law Gilda Liuzzi. Rosa had worked for Gant Shirts for ten years and later joined her brothers with the opening of Liuzzi Cheese Market, North Haven until her retirement.   She loved gardening, was an excellent cook, but most of all lived for her family whom she loved unconditionally.

Her funeral procession will leave the North Haven Funeral Home, 36 Washington Avenue, Monday morning at 9:30. A mass of Christian burial will be celebrated in St. Therese Church at 10:00. Entombment will follow in the All Saints Mausoleum. The visiting hours will be Sunday from 3 to 6 PM. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Assoc., CT Chapter, 2075 Silas Deane Highway, Suite 100, Rocky Hill, CT 06067