- Date Of Birth: September 19, 1930
- Date Of Death: December 8, 2020
- State: Pennsylvania
SCHUSTER Rose S. (nee Spadafora), age 90, on Dec. 8, 2020 of Newtown Square, PA formerly of Drexel Hill, PA.Predeceased by her husband Andrew M. Schuster; her 3 brothers Francesco, Joseph, and Nicholas, also her 3 sisters, Antoinette, Anna, and TeresaSurvived by her children Andrew M. (Engracia), Stephen J. M.D.(Barbara), Kenneth R. (Tamara) and Lisa K. (Russell Vossen) Schuster, 10 Grandchildren, 2 Great Grandchildren Kaylee and Aveline; her brother Anthony and her sister S. Schuster, née Spadafora, was born at home in South Philadelphia on September 19th, 1930, one year after her parents, Antonio and Maria Spadafora, arrived in Philadelphia from Calabria, Italy. She was the first of the Spadafora family to be born in the United States. Rose was affectionately known as “Dolly” by family and close friends. While this appellation reflected, in part, her petite stature and in another part, her birth order as the youngest daughter of nine children, those closest to Rose primarily called her Dolly as an expression of its synonyms – darling, dear, beloved, special, and sweet.Dolly was a true renaissance woman who was bright and ahead of her era. She was accepted at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy with a scholarship, although she ultimately could not attend college due to family circumstances. After World War II, she took a job with the US Army Signal Corp where she met the love of her life, Andy Schuster, a procurement officer at the same firm.Dolly and Andy married in 1950 and had four children, Andrew, Stephen, Kenneth and Lisa. Dolly was the family’s pillar. She spent her life as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Her love for her family was unconditional. She nurtured each of her children and allowed them to develop into, in her own words, “four only children.” In essence, Dolly gave each of her children the freedom and unconditional support to pursue their own hopes and dreams. Her love extended to family and friends around the world.Always curious and concerned about others and the world at large, she easily learned new technologies, and stayed in touch with loved ones via Facebook and iPhone, much to her grandchildren’s (and her children’s) amazement.
