Rose M. Chiappetta

January 13, 2021

Rose M. Chiappetta, 96, of Macungie, formerly of New York, passed away January 13, 2021 at Legend Senior Living, Macungie. She was the loving wife of the late Alfred Chiappetta. Rose was a third-grade teacher at Immaculate Heart Elementary School in Brooklyn, NY, for 28 years until retiring in 1986. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she was the daughter of the late Cosimo and Mary (Ciccarelli) Calandro. She was a member of St. Thomas More Catholic Church, Allentown, PA. Survivors: Son: Fred Chiappetta and his wife Toni of New Hope, PA, Daughter-In-Law: Geraldine Chiappetta of Brooklyn, NY, Grandchildren: Dr. Nicole Chiappetta-Hazlett and her husband Dr. Shawn Hazlett of Macungie, PA, Russell Chiappetta and his wife Laura of Westfield, NJ, Christa Candy and her husband Michael of Macungie, PA and Michael Chiappetta and his wife April of Hicksville, OH and 11 Great-Grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a Son: Michael Chiappetta. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, January 18, 2021 at 10 A.M. in St. Thomas More Catholic Church 1040 Flexer Ave. Allentown, PA 18103. A viewing will be held on Sunday, January 17, 2021 from 2 P.M. to 5 P.M. in the J.S. Burkholder Funeral Home 16th and Hamilton Sts. Allentown. Interment will be held in Plain Lawn Cemetery, Hicksville, NY.