ROSINA V. GLEESON

IN LIEU OF FLOWERS MEMORIAL DONATIONS MAY BE MADE IN ROSINA'S NAME TO: WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT https://support.woundedwarriorproject.org OR TO: OPERATION SMILE https://www.operationsmile.org VISITATION: TUESDAY: MARCH 25, 2025 4PM TO 7PM STICKLE-SOLTESZ FUNERAL HOME FUNERAL MASS: LIVE STREAMED: https://ststhomasjohn.org WEDNESDAY: MARCH 26, 2025 10AM ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE CHURCH 5635 BERKSHIRE VALLEY ROAD OAK RIDGE, NEW JERSEY 07438 973-208-0090 INTERMENT: WEDNESDAY: MARCH 26, 2025 FOLLOWING FUNERAL MASS ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE CEMETERY Rosina V. Gleeson, 90 years of age, of the White Lake section Oak Ridge, New Jersey, passed away on Friday, March 21, 2025, and is now reunited with her husband Jim. She was born on November 30, 1934 in London England to the late Chatherine (nee Hester) and Fredrick Clay. Rosina grew up in London attending local schools and participating in gymnastics. Her and her sister grew up in London during WW2, surviving the blitz, which profoundly effected their and their parents’ lives. Too many stories to tell on this one but just ask anyone of her children about “hop picking”. In 1953 she met the love of her life, Jim, in London where they were married in 1954. A blind date that went wrong turned out to be the greatest thing that happened to them. After returning to the US, they spent time in Jersey City and started to raise a family. They moved to Bloomfield and eventually to Jefferson where they spent the happiest 53 years of their lives together. Rosina spent the 70’s, 80’ and 90’s in the Jefferson public schools as a classroom aid for kindergarten and special needs children. Rosina was also known as “The Crafty Lady”, spending countless hours creating beautiful items for her home, family, friends, and even sold some of it at craft fairs (Jim loved those). She did so many crafts… ceramics, knitting, crochet, needlework, stained glass to name just a few… for a while there everyone she knew ended up with a pinecone wreathe! She always needed something to do to keep her busy. Rosina and Jim were active members of St. Thomas the Apostle Church for over 50 years, with Rosina serving in the choir and volunteering for so many other church events. Many people were blessed by their generous gifts of financial donations and time. She was a devoted volunteer to “meals on wheels” spending her later years helping “the old people”, her quote even though she was older than most she helped. Rosina is survived by her loving children Jimmy and his wife Patricia, Cathy and her husband Gene, Rosemary and her husband Jerry, Paul and his wife Teri, and Robert and his wife Dania; her 12 cherished grandchildren Cheryl, Joe, Jim and his wife Claire, Christopher and his wife Dominique, Brittany and her husband Daniel, Daniel, Carly, Matthew, Jenny and her fiancé Brett, R.J., Sara, and Brian; her adored great grandchildren Aiden, Owen, and Hunter: her sister June and her husband Michael: and her favorite nieces Melanie and Lesley (and their children). The family will receive visitors on Tuesday, March 25, 2025 from 4pm to 7pm at the Stickle-Soltesz Funeral Home, 187 La Rue Road, Newfoundland, New Jersey 07435 (for GPS use 1 Post Place). A funeral mass will take place on Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at 10am at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 5635 Berkshire Valley Road, Oak Ridge, NJ 07438. Additionally, the funeral services will be streamed at https://ststhomasjohn.org Interment will follow at St. Thomas the Apostle Cemetery, adjacent to the church. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be to: Wounded Warrior Project https://support.woundedwarriorproject.org or to Operation Smile https://www.operationsmile.org Log onto www.sticklesolteszfuneralhome.com tribute wall to personally post your condolences, memories, photos or videos, as well as driving directions to the funeral home.

ROSINA V. GLEESON

November 30, 1934 - March 21, 2025