Rosemary Honora Nickles

Rosemary is survived by her children, Carol Nickles, and Paul Nickles. She sadly lost her eldest son, Thomas Rembacz on February 8th, 2011. She also lost her beloved husband, Peter Nickles on November 3rd, 2001. She is survived by five grandchildren: Hannah and Ethan Clavey, Sarah and Leigh Rembacz and Paulina Nickles. She also had two dearly adored cats, Timmy and Penny.

Rosemary worked at Bankers Life and Casualty company as a claims adjuster her entire adult life and met her husband Peter there. She and Peter lived in Des Plaines, Illinois where they raised their family. She loved playing the piano, singing in various community choirs such as the Des Plaines Senior center, and traveling in the United States and in Europe. She was a devoted fan of the Notre Dame football team. She loved spending time with her family and was very close to her late sisters, Anna and Agnes. Family birthdays, graduations, picnics, and Holidays were celebrated with all the festive trimmings and beautiful lasting memories.

Rosemary was a very devoted mom and and loved spending time with her children, grandchildren and her extended family. In her retirement, she was very active with Des Plaines Senior Center where she was loved by her friends and staff. She spent much of her time gladly volunteering her time as the front desk greeter, doing bookkeeping and most of all, living her passion by singing in their traveling choir. She was also the unofficial chauffeur and took care of giving her friends rides to and from the senior center. She LOVED the color pink and enjoyed driving her 1996 pink Cadillac Deville— a very generous and sweet gift from her loving husband, Peter.

Friends and family will gather for a visitation that will be held on Friday, January 10th, 2025 from 9-10:30am at the Oehler Funeral Home, 2099 Miner Street, Des Plaines, Illinois. A funeral Mass will be held at 11am at St. Emily Catholic Church, located at 1400 E. Central Rd, Mt Prospect, IL. Interment will be held at the All Saints Cemetery chapel, 700 North River Road, Des Plaines, IL. Luncheon will follow at Club Casa Cafe across the street from the cemetery, 353 North River Road, Des Plaines, IL.

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