Rosanna Pezzella-Esoldo, age 50, entered into eternal rest on Monday, February 29, 2016 at Center for Hope Hospice in Scotch Plains where she was surrounded by her family.

She was born in Monteferrante, Italy, then raised in Linden. She has resided in the Colonia section of Woodbridge Township since 2006.

Mrs. Esoldo has been employed as a legislative aide in the office of Senator Joseph Vitale and Assemblyman Craig Coughlin since 2003.

She was a dedicated and loving wife and mother and will be missed dearly. Surviving are her husband, Larry Esoldo; her two beloved daughters, Gianina and Graziella Mack, her parents, Amelia and Mario Pezzella, of Linden; her brother, Alessandro Pezzella his wife Lori; her three nephews Franco Pezzella, Alex Pezzella, and Robert Meyers; and two Sister-in-Laws Susan Myers and Barbara Snyder .

Relatives and friends are invited to the Funeral services which will be on Friday, March 4, 2016 at 9:30 a.m. from Costello-Greiner Funeral Home (www.costello-greiner.com), 44 Green Street (at Barron Avenue), Woodbridge. A Mass of Resurrection will follow at 10:30 a.m. at Saint Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, Elizabeth. Entombment will be in Saint Gertrude Cemetery, Colonia. Visitation will be on Thursday from 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home.