Published January 8, 2020

LYNNFIELD – Nicholas L. DeRosa, 87, of Lynnfield passed away on Monday, December 9, 2019 at the Sawtelle Family Hospice Center in Reading.

Nicholas was the beloved husband of the late Nancy E. (Bemiss) DeRosa. He was the loving father of Francesca (DeRosa) Durant, Marc DeRosa and Christina DeRosa. He was the brother of Marie DeRosa, Gertrude Dwyer, and the late Angelina DeRosa and Pasquale DeRosa. He was the most loved and cherished “Grand” of Alexandra Durant.

“I expect to pass through this world but once, any good thing therefore that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now; let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again” -Etienne de Grellet

Funeral arrangements were in care of the McDonald Funeral Home, 19 Yale Ave., Wakefield.