Rose was born in St Louis Missouri on June 8th, 1919 to John and Virginia Catanzaro. Beloved wife of the late George Renna.Loving mother of Rosemarie, John, Virginia Mary, and David. Loving grandmother of Christopher, Scott, Julie, Shannan, Lisa, Darren, and Gina. Loving great grandmother of Anthony, Sierra, Trinity, and Navey. Loving great great grandmother of Charlotte and Olivia.
Rose graduated from St. Marks All Girls Catholic High School in St Louis. Even though she had 3 older siblings she was the first one in her family to graduate from high school. Rose was accepted to Ohio State University right after high school but just before school started she received news that she had gotten hired at "the very first" Social Security Office in St Louis, Rose gave up her dream of going to college to take care of her mother and three younger siblings.
Rose met George in the summer of 1942. George was still in the Navy but they corresponded while he was away and married upon his return in 1944. With Rose's ambition and drive to have a better life she convinced George in 1947 to pack up and move their small family to California to "find their fortune"
They first moved to the Camarillo/Oxnard area and finally settled down in Santa Maria. In 1962 George and Rose bought a small liquor store that they owned and operated for the next 37 years. Rose was not one to just sit and only do the bookkeeping for the liquor store. During this time she also ran a small motel next to the liquor store. She saved enough money to buy it and then began buying and selling property in Santa Maria. Rose at one point headed the development for a 25 lot neighborhood just outside of Santa Maria. Then in 1974 she tore down the little motel and built a Kentucky Fried Chicken in its spot which is still in operation and was under her ownership until her passing.
After George passed away in 1997 Rose remained in Santa Maria for 7 more years. From there she moved to Las Vegas to be closer to her granddaughter Julie where she resided in a small retirement community. After 10 years in Las Vegas at 94 years old Rose made her final move to San Diego, California. She lived with her granddaughter Shannan, Shannan's husband Jeremy and great granddaughters Sierra and Trinity.
During her last 7 years in San Diego Rose enjoyed ALL sporting events. She attended every game that was available, including every high school sport that her great granddaughters participated in. Every Saturday she would watch "her boyfriends" play Dana Senior Softball. Plus she attened numerous Padres games (where she celebrated her 100th birthday) and even some Gulls games. More times than not, Rose would insist on staying until the last inning!
Rose kept her mind going everyday by attending and playing bridge games at various rec centers from La Jolla to Point Loma. Rose was well known at the games for being an incredibly good player. Another game she really enjoyed was rumicube which she played at a senior fellowship in Mission Hills. Rose was a devout Catholic, attending mass several days a week until finally graduating to watching it every morning on YouTube. Rose was a Catholic Daughter and a member of the Italian Cathloic Federation.
Rose was not only a resourceful "smart as a whip" entrepreneur. She fiercely loved her family and would do anything for them. Rose made an impression on everyone she met from the very young to the very old. Rose truly lived a full life and already she is dearly missed by all of those who deeply loved her. Rose Marie Renna will never be forgotten.
Services will be held at a later date when COVID restrictions are lifted
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