Totino went on to give millions to charity and to schools such as Northwestern College in St. Paul, Minnesota. Along with the millions she gave to charity she also helped finance several civic projects, including a fine-arts center at Northwestern College in Roseville, Minn., and a mental health center for adolescents in her hometown, Fridley. She also gave money to her mother’s hometown, Scopoli, Italy for church repairs and to help build a new school.
Rose Totino died from cancer in 1994 on Rochester, Minnesota.
She was inducted into the Minnesota Business Hall of Fame and was the first woman inducted into the Frozen Food Hall of Fame. Totino also received many different awards including the National Food Brokers Award for Outstanding Service and the Outstanding Business Leadership award.
