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February 14, 2021
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021 from 12-1 PM. Funeral Services will be held at 1 PM at the funeral home, then burial will follow at the Christ the King Cemetery, Franklin Lakes, where Rose will be laid to rest with her husband, Henry.
Rose M. Bjornsen, age 96 of Wayne, died peacefully on Sunday, February 14, 2021. Rose had lived in Wayne since 1959.
Rose was born in Brooklyn, the only child to Joseph and Mary Vitale. The Vitales had lived in Hoboken prior to moving to Brooklyn, and Rose’s mom, Mary, had occasion to babysit little baby Frank Sinatra, who lived next door. Shortly after high school, Rose met Henry Bjornsen at a local dance, and the two of them hit it off. As fate would have it, they were married on June 27, 1947 in Brooklyn, followed by a memorable honeymoon to Niagara Falls. They enjoyed a very happy and loving marriage, which included travel from California to Florida, and all points in between. They did everything together. When Henry fell ill, she cared for him at home for nearly six years, giving him the best care she could. After he passed in 2015, she showed just how strong she was and continued living independently until she was 95 years old. It is an understatement to say that she was strong-willed. Her family will all miss her dearly.
Rose is survived by two daughters; Linda Martin and her husband Branden of Monroe, NJ, and Debra Monroe and her husband Jerry of Vernon, NJ, three grandchildren; Matthew Monroe and his wife Amy of Sparta, Stacy Burke and her husband Mike of Andover, NJ, Melany Monroe of Hardyston, NJ, ten great-grandchildren and one great-great grandson. Rose was predeceased by her beloved Henry in 2015, and by her grandson Adam Monroe in 2018.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021 from 12-1 PM. Funeral Services will be held at 1 PM at the funeral home, then burial will follow at the Christ the King Cemetery, Franklin Lakes, where Rose will be laid to rest with her husband, Henry.
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