Port St. Lucie, Florida, Florida - Rosa "Rose" Emilia Minutillo passed away peacefully April 10, 2025, in Port St. Lucie, Florida.

Rose was born March 29, 1941, in Isabela, Puerto Rico, and raised in Elizabeth, New Jersey.

She worked alongside her husband, Lenny, in the video electronic manufacturing industry, living in Tucson, Arizona. They later resided between homes in New Castle, Pennsylvania, and Jensen Beach, Florida.

Rose is survived by her children, Madeline Fernandez (Jeff Hill), Leonard Minutillo Jr. (Sandy), Laura Joon Wilkinson (Evan) and Lisa Boutin (Charlie); granddaughters, Alyssa Fernandez Davis (Joshua), Angela Minutillo (John), Laura Minutillo and Scout Wilkinson; grandsons, Nick Boutin (Nina), Chris Haines, Dustin Hanes and Jon Cody Haines; and 10 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 45 years, Leonard "Lenny" Minutillo; parents, Felix and Herminia Mercado; grandson, Chandler Minutillo; and granddaughter, Christina Fernandez.

She will be missed by her family and friends.

A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4, at St. Lawrence Cemetery. Deacon John Carran will officiate.

Arrangements have been entrusted to the Ed & Don DeCarbo Funeral Home & Crematory, 941 S. Mill St.

Online condolences may be offered at www.decarbofh.com.