Rose M. Ledbetter, 86, of Deerfield
Township, died peacefully at her home on Sunday, March 4, 2007, after a
lengthy illness.
The wife of the late Curtis L. Ledbetter, Sr., she was born in
Philadelphia, Pa. and was the daughter of the late Giuseppe and Nicolena
Michaels Cassella. She had been a resident of Upper Deerfield for 60
years, coming from Philadelphia.
Rose was a member of St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church of Rosenhayn. She
loved sewing, gardening and canning.
Survivors include: one son, Curtis Ledbetter, Jr. (Joan), Naples, Fla.;
two daughters, Barbara Bortz, Upper Deerfield Township and Deborah
Hammond, Amherst, Va.; grandchildren, Curtis L. Ledbetter, III, Naples,
Fla., Janet & David Bennett, Marietta, Ga., James & Cindy Bortz, Helena,
Ala., Rhonda & Phillip Clevenger, Bessemer, Ala., Jennifer Hammond,
Appomattox, Va. and Frederick Hammond, III, Boonsboro, Va.; great
grandchildren, Nicolena, Marie, Sean & Christopher Hammond of
Appomattox, Va., Brittney & Adrianna Bortz of Hoover, Ala., Jaime &
Jaclyn Bennett of Marietta, Ga., and Emily Wonder of Madison Heights,
Va.
Her Funeral Liturgy will be celebrated in St. Mary’s Roman Catholic
Church, Morton Ave., Rosenhayn, on Friday morning, March 9, at 10:00
O’clock. Burial will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Rosenhayn. A viewing
will be held at the PADGETT FUNERAL HOME, 1107 State Highway 77, Upper
Deerfield Township, on Thursday evening between 7:00 and 9:00 O’clock
and Friday morning between 8:30 and 9:30 O’clock. Written condolences
may be sent to the family via the funeral home website at
www.padgettfuneralhome.com.
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