Obituary of Maria Rose Ali

Maria Rose Ali of Brooklyn, NY passed away on June 21st, 2024, at the age of 99. She was born on February 14th, 1925, in Gioiosa Ionica in Calabria, Italy, where she lived until she was 25 years old. She immigrated to the United States with her grandmother, Judita Linarello, her mother Mariangela Linarello, and brother, Joseph Linarello, joining her father Vincenzo Linarello in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, where she lived for over 70 years. Coming from humble beginnings in Italy, Maria Rose worked hard to provide a beautiful life for her family, which was the most important thing to her. Maria Rose was a devout Catholic, who in her later years would watch mass broadcast on television every day. She leaves behind a tremendous legacy and is survived by a loving family: her devoted daughters, Rosemarie Wieboldt and her husband Gregory, and Gina Ali; her grandchildren, Christopher Russo and his wife Ashley Lott, and Julianne Wieboldt and her husband Matthew Midera; her great-grandchildren, Elise, Margaret, and Michael Russo; along with many nieces, nephews, grand-nieces, and grand-nephews. She is predeceased by her parents, her brother Joseph, and her husband, Francesco Ali. 

Family and friends are welcome to join a wake service on Wednesday, June 26, 2024 from 2-4pm and 6-8pm at Marine Park Funeral Home, 3024 Quentin Road Brooklyn, NY 11234. 

A Catholic funeral mass will be held on Thursday, June 27, 2024 at 10am at St. Marks Roman Catholic Church, 2609 East 19th Street Brooklyn, NY 11235.

A committal service will immediately follow at St. John's Cemetery, 80-01 Metropolitan Avenue Middle Village, NY 11379.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Maria Rose’s honor to St Jude’s Children Research Foundation, a charity that she was very passionate about, by clicking the link provided, St.Jude.org.