Rose Rullis Bellina, 91, of Middletown, passed away on Thursday, October 22nd.

Rose was born in Newark to her late parents, Andrew and Mary Hoydich. She graduated from high school in 1952.

Rose started as a bookkeeper at Monroe calculating before she began her entrepreneurial journey of owning multiple businesses. Her first business was a children’s clothing store, Young’s Childrenswear store in Vailsburg, Newark. Rose was a hairstylist and owner of Poppy’s Hair Salon for (years) and also became the owner of the Elizabeth Hillside Monument company one door over. She lived in HiIlside before she retired to Holiday City in Tom’s River with her late husband Frank Bellina.

Rose loved spending time with her family, from hosting holidays to cooking and baking for them. She was known for her Christmas cookies and rice pudding. She was active with her friends traveling the world to Italy and also spending time in Florida. She was also an avid bowler and was a member of The Gutter Dusters Bowling League of (town).

She is predeceased by her parents, Mary & Andrew Hoydich; her first husband, Salvatore Rullis, Sr., her second husband Frank Bellina, her stepson, Richard Bellina; her son-in-law, Steven Serr; and her siblings, Frank Hoydich, Catherine Capolattaro, Caroline Enes, and Andrew Hoydich.

She is survived by her children, Salvatore (Theresa) Rullis, Jr., Andrew (Louanne) Rullis, and Felicia Serr; her stepchildren, Jeffery Bellina, Robert (Judy) Bellina, and step-daughter-in-law Sun; her grandchildren, Jacqueline, Danielle, Andrew Jr., Brooke, Karla, George, Steven, Lauren, Brandon, Cathy and Christian; her grandchildren, Jay, Lillianna, Everett, Jonathan, Viviana, Arya, Meera, Theo, Francesca and Cooper.

Visitation will be on Wednesday, October 28th from 4:00-8:00 PM at Holmdel Funeral Home, 26 S. Holmdel Rd, Holmdel NJ, 07733. A mass of Chrisitan Burial will be offered on at St. Leo the Great RC Church, 50 Hurleys Lane, Lincroft. An entombment will follow at St. Gertrude’s Cemetery Mausoleum, Colonia, NJ.