In loving memory of Arlene Ross
Arlene J Ross
June 4, 1943 – February 10, 2024
Lived 80 years
Olivet cemetery · Watertown, CT
Forever remembered, Forever missed.” “A garden of beautiful memories, sprayed with a million tears.” “In the hearts of those who loved you, you will always be there.” “As you were you will always be, treasured forever in our memory.”
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Arlene J. (Rossi) Ross, age 80, of Waterbury, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 10, 2024 at the VITAS Healthcare Corp Atlantic Inpatient Unit at St. Mary’s Hospital with her family by her side.
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1943
Born June 4
1947
Arlene was 4 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier
1959
Arlene was 16 when Barbie made her debut
1962
Arlene was 19 when the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war
1976
Arlene was 33 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1982
Arlene was 39 when "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" opened in theaters
1994
Arlene was 51 when "Friends" premiered
2004
Arlene was 61 when Facebook was launched
2014
Arlene was 71 when the Ice Bucket Challenge went viral
2022
Arlene was 79 when Queen Elizabeth II died after 70 years on the throne
2024
Passed away February 10, age 80
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