Louise H. (Rosso) Stevens, 89, of Haverhill, died Monday, Nov. 29, 2010 at the Holy Family Hospital in Methuen after a long illness.Born in New York City, she was the daughter of the late John B. and Theresa A. (Basso) Rosso. As a young child her family relocated to Italy where she would spend her elementary school years. Moving back to the United States, she would graduate from Columbia High School in New Jersey, attend Rutgers University and receive her Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Colorado, Boulder.A Veteran of World War II, Mrs. Stevens proudly served her country, enlisting in the U.S. Army. During this time she would meet the love of her life, and future husband of 60 years, Robert J. Stevens. Stationed in the Philippine Islands, she would later be transferred to Japan during the occupation, where she worked at Headquarters under General McArthur. On her return trip to the United States, she survived a shipwreck onboard the SS Kina, which sank in a typhoon on Christmas Eve in 1947.After the war, she and her husband settled and began to raise their family in Cincinnati. Moving to Haverhill in 1962, she joined her mother and father in the daily management of the Hotel Whittier located in Washington Square. She later worked as a salesperson for Powell Electrical Supply in Haverhill.The widow of Robert J. Stevens, who died this past June, she leaves three sons, Charles R. Stevens, Robert W. and his wife Patricia E. (Cote) Stevens, and John L. Stevens, all of Haverhill three granddaughters, and one great-granddaughter. She was predeceased by her brother, Romeo C. Rosso.ARRANGEMENTS: Friends and family are respectfully invited to call on Friday from 10 until 11:30 a.m. at the Kevin B. Comeau Funeral Home, 486 Main St. (Route 125) Haverhill. Funeral services will be held at 11:30 in the funeral home with burial to follow with military honors in St. Patrick’s Cemetery, North Broadway, Haverhill. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to Merrimack Valley Hospice, 360 Merrimack St., Bldg. 9, Lawrence, MA 01843. www.comeaufuneral.com.
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