Obituary: Rose Rita Bianchini

7960460681?profile=originalBy Jane Smith

    GULF STREAM — Rose Rita Bianchini, who moved to Broward County with her husband in 1971, died at her home on Sept. 23, surrounded by her family. She was 86.
In 1991, the Bianchinis moved to Gulf Stream. Every Sunday her two sons and their families would gather to enjoy a day at the beach, said her granddaughter, Alessandra Bianchini.
While they were at the beach, Mrs. Bianchini would make a big Italian dinner that featured spaghetti and meatballs, pasta e fagioli and other Italian favorites.
    “She was the favorite aunt of my many cousins,” the granddaughter said. The late Frank Bianchini had 11 siblings and they in turn had 39 kids. “There were at least 80 second cousins, people of my generation. Everyone loved Aunt Rita.”
    Born in Philadelphia, on Dec. 11, 1926, Mrs. Bianchini was the daughter of Salvino and Rose Italiano Luciano. She graduated from South Philadelphia High School.
    The Bianchinis met at the Bang Bang dance on the Wildwood, N.J., boardwalk. The couple were married Sept. 21, 1946.
They spent their honeymoon in Miami Beach at the Shelborne Hotel, the granddaughter said.
    Her husband was a World War II vet who fought in the Pacific theater.
After the war, he entered his father’s business, S. Bianchini and Sons. The company excelled at resetting original stones in older buildings. When he moved to Florida, he became a developer and builder.
    When Mr. Bianchini died on Dec. 17, 2010, he had one photo in his wallet — that of his wife on their wedding day.
    Mrs. Bianchini’s survivors include: her two sons, Frank Bianchini Jr. and Michael (Marie) Bianchini; five grandchildren, Aimee Sciulli, Jason Bianchini, Gabriella Bianchini, Alessandra Bianchini and Gianni Bianchini; four great-granddaughters; and numerous nieces and nephews.
    She was buried Sept. 30 alongside her husband of 65 years at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Cemetery in Royal Palm Beach.
    Instead of flowers, the family requests donations be made in Mrs. Bianchini’s memory to the Diabetes Research Institute, 200 S. Park Road, Suite 100, Hollywood, FL 33021.

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