Sister Rosvilde Zarrello, POSC

Sister Rosvilde (nee Rosina) Zarrello, POSC, a member of the Little Workers of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, entered into eternity on February 22, 2026 surrounded by her loving community of religious sisters. Born on November 25, 1938 in San Marco Argentano, Province of Cosenza, Italy to Francesco Zarrello and Maria Innocenza Perrone, she is predeceased by her sisters Gilda Luigina, Elvira

Maria, and Anna Maria and as well as her brothers Pasquale and Luigi, all residents of Canada. Sister Rosvilde is survived by her sister, Rita, as well as many nieces and nephews from Ontario, Canada who visited her often.

Sister Rosvilde entered religious life in Rome on October 13, 1956 and while there studied canon law and moral theology. She took her congregation’s habit on July 25, 1957 and made her temporary vows on September 28, 1958. On September 12, 1964, she made her final profession of vows. Sister Rosvilde initially worked as a nursing assistant at Santa Margherita Home for the Elderly in Rome. In 1962, she was employed at Avellino Hospital in Campania, Italy, where she also earned her full nursing credentials.

In 1968, Sister Rosvilde was transferred by her congregation to their growing missions in the United States, where the sisters provided educational instruction to the children of working families. Initially assigned to their convent in Riverdale, Maryland, her congregation subsequently assigned Sister Rosvilde to Our Lady of Grace Convent and its Preschool and Kindergarten in Stamford, Connecticut. Starting in 1968, she lovingly taught generations of three-year-old students until her retirement in 2013.

Family and friends may call at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 37 Schuyler Avenue, Stamford, Connecticut 06902 on Saturday, February 28, 2026 from 9:30am to 10:30am. A Mass of the Resurrection will immediately follow at 10:30am. Entombment will be at St. John Cemetery, Hoyt Street, Darien at the Mausoleum of the Little Workers of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary.