Rose Marie (Gehlhausen) Vitiello, 100, Louisville
Rose Marie (Gehlhausen) Vitiello, 100, of Louisville, Ky., passed away on Saturday, December 6, 2025, at Nazareth Home Highlands.

Rose was born September 27, 1925, to Harry and Charlotte (Reutman) Gehlhausen.
She married Joseph Vitiello on November 4, 1944, at Camp Breckenridge, Kentucky, one day before he shipped out for overseas duty. They shared 63 wonderful years before he preceded her in death on March 22, 2007.
She will be remembered for her kindness, devotion to family, and love of crocheting afghans, gardening and dancing.
She is survived by her daughter, Rebecca Ann “Becky” Singer (Michael); five grandchildren, Eric C. Vitiello Jr. (Dawn), Helen Brook Vitiello Haverstick, Elizabeth Sommer Singer Glauberman (Micah), Andrew Joseph “A.J.” Singer (Loren), Aaron Michael Singer, Aaron’s fiancé, Nicki Blasi, and her son, Parker Blasi; 10 great-grandchildren, Emily, Alex, Abigail, Phoebe, Jack, Asher, Rachel, Levi, Noah, and Maya.
Rose was preceded in death by her son, Eric Charles Vitiello, Sr.; her parents and all eight of her siblings, Harriet, Jerome, Charles, Charlotte, Herbert, Mary, Eugene, Eugenia “Dolly”.
Funeral services will be held at St. Ferdinand Church on Friday, December 12, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. EDT. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be at the church on Friday from 9:00 a.m. until the time of the services.
Online condolences may be shared at www.becherfuneralhome.com.
