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Elizabeth "Aunt Libby" Ann Rossano

Hicksville, NY

June 7, 1929 - April 21, 2025

Jun 7, 1929 - Apr 21, 2025

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Elizabeth, known as Ann by her friends and co-workers and Aunt Libby to her many nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews, great great nieces, and great great nephews, was one of four children born to the late Louis and Margaret Rossano in Brooklyn, NY, on June 7, 1929. She was predeceased by her sisters Genevieve and Virginia and her brother Louis. Having never married or had children, she showered her love and generosity on her many nieces and nephews, most of them thinking of her as a second mother. She was a faithful Catholic and a good student. Her family moved to Hicksville to a brand-new, now famous, Levitt house in the early 1950s, and she remained there for over six decades until dementia no longer allowed it. After graduation, she began working for Westinghouse in NY City, eventually becoming an executive secretary. One of her nephews fondly remembers the joy he experienced going to the Hicksville train station with his grandfather to pick Aunt Libby up after a long day at work. In addition to her duties as an executive secretary, she cared for her aging parents up until their deaths. She was a loyal and loving daughter. She enjoyed lunches and dinners with her friends, bowling, crocheting, reading, listening to music, and eating sweet treats. One of her nieces’ favorite memories of Aunt Libby was her sending her home almost every time she visited with care packages full of goodies and love. She also remembers with laughter Aunt Libby’s wonderful sense of humor, one time wrapping a box of tea bags as her gift! Her loyalty and dedication to her family were evident on numerous times when family members called upon her and were greeted with open arms to stay in her home during periods of crisis or change. She even went so far as to add an apartment to her home so her sister Virginia and her two youngest boys would have a place to live. Until she was no longer able, she showed up at every family occasion, many times traveling long distances, often bringing her famous nut cake for dessert. One of her great nieces tells stories of the joy Aunt Libby felt when she visited her in the nursing home, taking her out for ice cream, to church, or just to bask in the sun. Another one of her nieces remembers with laughter stopping by her home and bringing Panera Bread’s broccoli cheddar soup and a sandwich. Aunt Libby proclaimed, “You’re my favorite niece,” and then finding out moments later there was no dessert, declaring, “You are no longer in the will! “ She had a wonderful sense of humor, evidenced by the numerous photos of her sticking her tongue out or making a silly face. If you Google Elizabeth Ann Rossano, you won’t find her to be famous or even known, but if you ask her family, she was a legend. Dementia took her mind and eventually her life. She no longer knew or recognized the nieces and nephews who loved her, who visited her as often as possible, but we all knew who she was. She was and always will be fondly and affectionately Aunt Libby. Rest in peace, dear aunt.

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