Rosanne Bianchi Obituary

Rosanne Iaconis Bianchi
9/5/2024
Loving wife, mother, and grandmother, Rosanne Bianchi (nee Iaconis), 88, of Livingston, NJ, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 5, 2024. She was born in Queens, NY on November 29, 1935 and raised there until the family moved to Attleboro, MA. After she graduated from Attleboro High School, her family moved to Croton-on-Hudson, NY, at which time she began work as a flight attendant for Capitol Airways and then a secretary during the heyday of advertising on Madison Ave. for Cunningham & Walsh. After Rosanne met and married John Francis Bianchi in 1962, they moved to Briarcliff Manor, NY and eventually Riverside and Greenwich, CT where they raised their family. During the 1980's and 1990's, Rosanne worked as an administrator in the Greenwich public school system, and as an administrative worker at Greenwich Hospital.
Rosanne imparted her love of theater, opera and ballet to her children, for which they are grateful. A voracious reader and linguist, after retirement, she and John moved to New Jersey to be closer to her daughter's family. In her role as grandmother, Rosanne shone most brightly and was at her happiest. Travels with her grandson throughout Europe and the West Coast were epic.
Rosanne's husband John, her parents Vincent and Rose (nee Urgo) and her brother, Vincent Iaconis, predecease her. She is survived by her loving daughter Andrea Bianchi, son-in-law John Wooten and grandson Jack of Glen Ridge, NJ; her son John, daughter-in-law Kathleen, and granddaughters Julia and Dinah of New York City; and numerous beloved nephews, nieces, and cousins. In lieu of flowers, Rosanne requested donations be made in her name to the Harris-Walz campaign. A private memorial service in Montauk, NY, her favorite place, is planned.