Joan A.

Rossetti

Relatives and friends are most kindly invited to a visitation and services for Joan A. Rossetti, in the Welsh Funeral Home, 718 Broadway, Chelsea, on Tuesday, November 12th from 9:00 A.M. to 10:00 A.M. Services for Joan will immediately follow in the funeral home at 10:00 A.M. Services will conclude with interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett

At 68 years of age, Joan passed away at home on Thursday, October 31st with her loving family at her bedside. For the last several months Joan lived courageously with cholangiocarcinoma.
Born in Chelsea, Joan was one of five children of the late Robert A., Sr. and Marie "Eileen" (Crosby) Gillis.  She was a lifelong resident of Chelsea where she attended St. Rose Elementary School and graduated from St. Rose High School.
Joan began working for NE Tel. Co/Nynex for several years before raising her two daughters.  Passionately devoted to home and family, she left the phone company to be at home with her young children, during that period she worked part-time at Sully's Variety Store.  Later she returned to work for Verizon as a Dispatcher.  Joan remained actively employed for 38 years at Verizon before finally retiring last month from her career'.  Joan was a longtime member of the IBEW Local 103.
In her lifetime Joan enjoyed frequently spending time at her condo in Marco Island, FL where she relished hours on end enjoying the sunshine at the beach.  She also enjoyed downhill skiing as a "Bunny Trail Skier" at heart.

Joan is lovingly survived by her daughters and their husbands, Crystal Aslor and her husband Marc of Tewksbury, Amanda Dunn and her husband James of Peabody.  She was the cherished grandmother of Sawyer, and Liam Aslor, and Elaina, and Ellie Dunn.  Longtime companion of Lyle Abell, and dear sister of Marie Wall and her husband Michael, Sr. of VA, Richard Gillis and his wife Joanna of Revere, the late Elaine Testa survived by her husband Edward of Revere, and the late Robert A. Gillis, Jr.  She is also survived by many nieces and nephews, extended family members and friends.

Should friends desire, contributions in Joan's name may be made to The Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation, 5526 West 13400 South, #510, Herriman, UT, 84096 or visit; https://cholangiocarcinoma.org/donate/