Rosina Garofalo
elevated pcT9F July 1, 1930 ~ June 12, 2026
elevated pcT9F Visitation
Wednesday, June 17, 2026 from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Holy Cross Catholic Funeral Home
211 Langstaff Road East, Thornhill, Ontario, L3T 3Z6
elevated pcT9F Funeral Mass
Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at 1:30 p.m.
Chapel of St. Joseph at Holy Cross Catholic Funeral Home
211 Langstaff Road East, Thornhill, Ontario, L3T 3Z6
elevated pcT9F Interment
Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery – Section 6
8361 Yonge Street Thornhill, Ontario, L3T 3Z6
elevated pcT9F Obituary
elevated pcT9F It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Rosina Garofalo on June 12, 2026 at the age of 95. She is reunited in Heaven with her beloved husband Antonio and daughter Maria Eva, and her seven siblings. Survived by her caring sister Carmelina Garofalo Crispino.
elevated pcT9F Loving mother of Frances (Franco), and Santino (Susie). Adoring Nonna of Gino, Rosemarie (Nigel), and Anthony. Proud great-grandmother of Mateo.
elevated pcT9F Her passing leaves a profound emptiness in the hearts of those who loved her. She will be remembered for her compassion, her unwavering loyalty, and the love and kindness she showed to her family and friends throughout her life.
elevated pcT9F May her memory be a blessing, and may she rest in eternal peace.
elevated pcT9F Memorial donations can be made to the Alzheimer Society.
Sending our deepest condolences to Sandy and his family on the passing of your beloved mother. May the love and support of family and friends bring you comfort and strength in the days ahead.
Thank you for your kind tribute on Rosina’s obituary memory board. Your words brought great comfort and warmth to our family.
Thank you.
Sandy, Sue and family
Our deepest heartfelt condolences on the passing of a beautiful, strong yet gentle woman
May her memories give you comfort and strength during this difficult time
We will always remember and cherish her ways of making us feel special and cared for. Her sending us her famous cheesecake because she knew how much we loved it! A true testament to her beloved character
May she rest in peace ✝️
Thank you for your kind tribute on Rosina’s obituary memory board. Your words brought great comfort and warmth to our family.
Santino and family you have our deepest condolences. We will miss zia Rosina. You are in our prayers.
Love your cousins,
Carmelina and Stephen
Dear Santino and family, Franca and family, our deepest condolences on the loss of Zia Rosina. We have so many memories of her and will always treasure them forever in our hearts. Know we are thinking and praying for you all. All our Love, Cugini Pina, George & family
Thank you. ♥️
Thank you. ♥️
Sandy and family…
Our deepest condolences from Mum and I.
Words can’t truly reflect the sadness on Zia Rosina’s passing. At the same time, I couldn’t be more blessed to have had such incredible aunts. Zia Rosina was courageous and tough as nails but at the same time, soft and generous of heart and spirit. May she rest in eternal peace as she is reunited with Zio Antonio and all our family members in heaven.
Thank you for your kind tribute on Rosina’s obituary memory board. Your words brought great comfort and warmth to our family.
To Sandy and Suzy. To Frances and Frank and Gino.
We are so sorry for your loss.
Your mother and Grandmother to Gino was a beautiful, strong, funny and kind woman.
She had a rare gift for making everyone feel like family. She loved to socialize with family and friends.
she was my Zia and Godmother of which she reminded me often. After all she did pierce my ears. We will always smile when speaking and remembering of her.
I hope you can take comfort knowing she passed peacefully.
Giselle Crispino Docouto & Family
I hope you can take comfort knowing she passed peacefully
Our sincere condolences to the family, she is peaceful now and knowing that you 🙏 will find comfort, our prayers are with you all.
Rosie Conte (Garofalo) and Frank Conte
Thank you.
Thank you for your kind tribute on Rosina’s obituary memory board. Your words brought great comfort and warmth to our family.
Santino and family
My deepest condolences on the passing of your mother.
May she rest in peace ✝️
Mimmo De Maria
Thank you.
Santino e famiglia e Franca e famiglia ci dispiace pre la zia Rosina con affetto vi giungano le nostre più sentite condoglianze🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼la zia Rosina sarà sempre nei nostri cuori RPI cara zia 💐🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼
Anna & Pasquale
Thank you.
Sandy and Susie and families
Our deepest condolences in the passing of your sweet mum. ❤️
Thank you.
It is with profound grief and sorrow that Sandy’s beloved mother Rosina has left us. She passed away the morning of Friday June 12th in her sleep. My mother-in-law gave me such a memorable impression from the moment I first met her. She was a strong opiniated woman who held her own. She was very welcoming and kind and I admired her spunk and humorous personality. She was funny yet clever with a unique twist on words. She was special. She was always smiling and had just a cheerful spirit. When she spoke and told her stories about Italy, her loving husband, her family, her workplace we listened attentively. The door to her home was always open, meals ready without invitations, her heart, her generosity, her love was always shared with family, friends and neighbours.
Rosina was a wonderful wife to Antonio, a heartfelt loving mother to my husband Sandy and Frances, and the best mother-in-law I could of ever hoped for. She had such a special place in her heart for her grandchildren and great grandchild.
She loved life, the flowers, the animals, gardening, cooking and music. The last five years at the long-term care home were challenging. Her health slowly declined. Thank you to all the caregivers at the Village Of Humber Heights.
Rosina will remain in our hearts forever, she will be missed but never forgotten. May she rest in eternal peace. 🙏 ✝️♥️🕊
Success in life is not measured in how much you acquire, but how much impact you have on others — it is to endure hardship, raise a family, be kind, generous and have the respect of adults and children. To this my nonna not only succeeded, but excelled.
Her home was a wonderful place, always open, often magical, and where all of my firsts were experienced there.
I found tradition and culture, nature and garden, plenty of food, and my first exposure to faith. I was fascinated by all of her old photos, wall fixtures, and religious items. It was a place I got away with all kinds of mischief as a child, spent summers, christmas, Easter, and got my first pet.
If you knew me growing up, chances are you accompanied me for a visit to her home, as I proudly told everyone of her, and she always welcomed anyone I brought.
I was blessed with the honour of spending time with her even in her last days.
My nonna (along with nonno) lived an epic — one which she made everyone: her family, neighbours, and anyone who met her a part of!
Well done, Nonna. Rest easy —- and catch up with everyone. We will see you again!
Much love!
Our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Zia Rosina. I wish I would have made more trips to visit. Seeing Zia was one of the highlights of my trips as a kid. I loved her attitude and how she put these younger Zie, in their place! Love and miss you all!
Robert, Melanie, Payton, Olivia &Charlie
Dear Sandy, Frances, and your families,
While we are temporarily separated from your beautiful mother (and father), let us hold on to the hope of the day when our Good Lord Jesus will reunite us all as one in spirit. Until then, we will continue to cherish Rosina lovingly in our hearts.
May God be your source of strength, comfort, and courage during this time.
With deepest sadness, we offer our heartfelt condolences to all of you.
With love,
Steve, Laura, Gabriel, and Nathan Panacci
My condolences on the loss of your mom. 🩷 I remember her from when we would visit my aunt and uncle. She always had such a beautiful smile and a warm presence. May she rest in peace. 🙏💕
Thank you.
Our deepest condolences on the passing of Rosina. We are thinking of you during this difficult time.
Love the Gabriele Family – Carm, Stef and Giorgia xo
Thank you. ♥️
Dearest Frances and Sandy,
It is with heartfelt sorrow in the passing of your mother. She was a woman of great strength, determination and compassion. I remember as a child the wonderful Christmas dinners at her house with an abundance of food and a welcoming place for anyone who walked in.
At the college where she worked as a cook, I remember helping her out in the kitchen as a part-time student. When last minute meals had to be prepared on short notice, she would take things so calmly as she enjoyed her work as a cook. Apart from the age difference as my sister-in-law, she was a role model to me I giving me advice in times of confusion and uncertainty. May your mom rest in peace in God’s heavenly kingdom as my prayers are always with her and both your families.
Thank you for your kind tribute on Rosina’s obituary memory board. Your words brought great comfort and warmth to our family.
Sadly we won’t be able to attend on Wednesday as I committed to chaperone Lincoln’s field trip and they’re short chaperones. My heart is with every single one of you today and on Wednesday, of course. I wanted to quickly share one of my favorite Zia memories. I believe it was Deborah’s wedding shower and she’d made a tray of one of her famous cookies and she, with the biggest smile, came and cornered me and asked me to tell her that her cookies were better than my Nonna’s. And we just had this lovely, funny moment. And every time I think of Zia, I just think of her smile, her warmth, and she’s in my heart. You’re all in my heart, and just know I’m there with you on Wednesday in spirit, and I am so sorry for the loss but so grateful for all the memories. I know she is chatting and laughing away with Nonna up in heaven.
So much love from myself, Jamie, Lincoln and Weston
Thank you for your kind tribute on Rosina’s obituary memory board. Your words brought great comfort and warmth to our family.
Our deepest condolences. From Filippo and Jane Garofalo and Family
Thank you.
Dear Frances, Frank, Gino and Sandy, Susie, Rosemarie, Anthony, Nigel, Mateo, we are so sorry for your deep loss. Zia Rosina was such a wonderful, kind, generous woman whose home was always open to anyone and there was always plenty of food around. She (and Zio Antonio) had a lush garden, the bounty of which she always shared with others. Zia Rosina was very talented at crochet and would make beautiful blankets, slippers, baby booties, and tablecloths that she would gift family and friends. Zia Rosina loved to have visitors and also loved visiting. Growing up, I remember many large gatherings of family at my Nonna and Nonno’s house, our house in Mississauga, our farm in Meaford, and her house, where she would have trays and trays of food and cookies and many stories to share. One of my fondest memories is watching and listening to Zia Rosina, Zia Nina, and my Nonna Maria sitting at the kitchen table at 198 Westmount Ave. laughing, chatting, and sharing stories. Zia Rosina will be dearly missed. May she be at peace and reunited with all her family and friends in heaven.
With sympathy, Natascha, Jason, Sidney Crispino/Crowder
Thank you for your kind tribute on Rosina’s obituary memory board. Your words brought great comfort and warmth to our family.
To Frances and family. &
Sandy and family
Your mother was amazing. She was a phenomenal, cook, great sister and aunt Mother and grandmother and great grandmother. She will be sorely missed. By myself and my sister she passed on a lot of wisdom to me personally and I’ll never forget her.
Thank you for your kind tribute on Rosina’s obituary memory board. Your words brought great comfort and warmth to our family.