Molly (Immaculate) Rovello
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With her loving family at her side, Molly Rovello passed away peacefully on May 16 after a brief illness. She was 93.
Born Immaculate DiBianco, she was always known to family and friends as “Molly.” The daughter of Antonio and Felice Montalto DiBianco, she was born on Aug. 20, 1929.
After graduating from Evander Childs High School in the Bronx, Molly’s first job was with the Social Security Administration on Wall Street. She spoke often of how exciting it was to have worked in downtown Manhattan. She married Michael L. Rovello in October 1952, and later moved to Thornwood. After taking time to raise her children, Molly returned to work for several corporations, including AT&T, IBM and Delta Electric. She ended her career by joining her husband at their growing insurance agency.
Molly made time to volunteer in the schools and at church. She was past president of the St. Dominic’s Council Columbiettes. She and Mike were deeply involved in politics and local government in Mount Pleasant.
Molly was a loving, caring mother who was always supportive of her children, even into their adult lives. She made every occasion and celebration special, cooking favorite meals and never forgetting a birthday. No one did Christmas like Molly. She also loved spending time at the Rhode Island shore with her family, who were central to everything in her life.
Molly was predeceased by her loving husband of 52 years, former Mount Pleasant Town Supervisor Michael L. Rovello. She is also predeceased by her son, Christopher Rovello, grandson Louis Kaplow and her brother, Joseph DiBianco.
Molly is survived by her children, Barbara and Cal Kaplow, of New Fairfield, Conn. and Michael and Lisa Rovello of Trumbull, Conn. She is also survived by the grandchildren she adored: Juliann and Charles Chacko of Orange, Conn. and Alex Rovello and Anya of Trumbull, Conn; and the lights of her life, her great-grandchildren Caleb and Lillian.
Visitation took place on May 19 at Beecher Flooks Funeral Home in Pleasantville. Funeral services were held on May 20 at Holy Innocents R.C. Church, also in Pleasantville.
In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate your support for causes close to Molly’s heart:
the Children’s Brain Tumor Foundation, 1460 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10036 (www.cbtf.org) and the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 7023, Merrifield, Va. 22116 (www.diabetes.org).
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