Rosalie Mary Batchelona DiMartino

Rose passed away peacefully in her ninetieth year, on Sunday, September 18, 2016, at St. Joseph Hospice Carpenter House in Baton Rouge. Loving wife of the late Anthony DiMartino and beloved mother of the late Julie DiMartino Kraft. She is survived by her son, Salvadore John DiMartino; daughter, Donna DiMartino Fraiche; and her devoted son-in-law, Doctor John F. Fraiche. Adoring grandmother of Justin Anthony Kraft; Doctor Geoffrey Michael Fraiche (Doctor Laura Webb); and Doctor Ariane Michele (“CoCo”) Fraiche. Great-grandmother of Logan, Garrett and Jack Finnley Fraiche. Daughter of the late Marguerite Campagna Batchelona and John Batchelona.

Rose was a lifelong resident of Arabi, St. Bernard Parish, until Hurricane Katrina, thereafter residing in Ascension and East Baton Rouge Parishes. During World War II, she worked at the then U.S. Weather Bureau as a key punch operator. After the war, she was married to Anthony, a Naval war veteran, until his death. Rose was an avid fan of the New Orleans Saints, gardener of beautiful roses, chef of Italian cuisine, canasta player and was a crossword puzzle expert.

Family and friends may call at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Boulevard, New Orleans, LA 70124 on Saturday, September 24, 2016. Funeral Mass will be held in the Chapel at noon. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until noon. Interment at St. Bernard Memorial Gardens, Chapel Addition, Eastside. Special thanks to the caring medical and nursing staffs of St. Elizabeth Hospital, Gonzales, LA, Old Jefferson Community Care, Baton Rouge, LA and St. Joseph Hospice Carpenter House, Baton Rouge, LA. Memorials in lieu of flowers: St. Andrews Village, Post Office Box 444, Abita Springs, LA 70420, saintandrewsvillage.org; Autism Speaks, 1 East 33rd Street, New York, NY 10016, [email protected]; and Loyola University New Orleans, 6363 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118, www.loyno.edu. To view and sign the guest book, visit www.lakelawnmetairie.com.