Finnegan, Rosalie

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• Education - High School: 1949, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• Obituary: 23 Jul 2016; APC

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Education - High School:
St. John High School Little Chute Class of 1949

Obituary:
Rosalee Demerath, 85, of Mount Pleasant passed away Thursday, July 21, 2016, at Rosebush Manor.
She was born May 25, 1931, in Neenah, WI, daughter of the late Frank and Christine (VanderZanden) Finnegan. She married Leon Demerath Oct. 2, 1954, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Appleton, WI.
In 1968 she became an Avon Representative and in 1973 moved from Green Bay, WI to Mount Pleasant. She retired in 1993 after 25 years with Avon. Some of her favorite pastimes were traveling and knitting mittens and hats for the Commission on Aging. She was a member of Sacred Heart Parish.
Rosalee is survived by her husband, Leon; five children Margaret (Randy) Bellinger of Dayton, OH, Dennis (Susan) Demerath of Shepherd, Nancy (Steve) Young of TX, John (Kathy) Demerath of Tecumseh and Matthew (Graciela) Demerath of Dexter; daughter-in-law, Patricia Demerath of IL; 14 grandchildren, Hanna, Jessica, Eric, Emily, Lauren, Jacqueline, Grace, Christine, Rachel, Andrew, Broderick, Corbin, Pablo and Donte; and one great-granddaughter, Zoey.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and son, Patrick.
Cremation has taken place and a Funeral Mass for Rosalee will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, July 29, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 302 S. Kinney, Mount Pleasant, MI. The family will receive friends at the church from 10:30-11 a.m. A luncheon will be held at Sacred Heart Parish Hall following the Mass. Her ashes will be interred in St. Mary Cemetery in Kaukauna, WI.
Memorial contributions may be made to Woodland Hospice, 2597 S. Meridian Rd., Mount Pleasant, MI 48858 or Rosebush Manor, 4120 E. Rosebush Road, Rosebush, MI 48878. Envelopes will be available at the church or at Charles R. Lux Family Funeral Home.
To leave a condolence for the family or to sign the online guest book please visit www.charlesrlux.com
Published in Appleton Post-Crescent on July 23, 2016

Rosalie married Demerath, Leon J. (son of Demerath, Frank and Koestler, Anna M.) [Group Sheet]