Rosemary Ezzo Hons

Rosemary (Ezzo) Hons, of San Antonio, TX, entered into eternal rest on October 25, 2011 at the age of 92. Born May 7, 1919, in Port Henry, New York, she was one of 13 children born to Bosco and Pasqualine (Fucci) Ezzo. Encouraged by her high school principal, she enrolled in nursing school where she studied and became a Registered Nurse. During WW II, she served as a volunteer Red Cross nurse in San Antonio, where she met her husband Jerome “Jerry” Hons. They married on June 18, 1945 and together raised five children instilling in them her love for learning and reading. She continued working as a nurse first at the SA TB Hospital and then as a school nurse for the Harlandale ISD until she retired in 1985. She was an avid reader and loved to pass along helpful tips about living, cooking, or cleaning to anyone she met. During retirement, she quilted bedspreads for her children and grandchildren, read novels, and kept up with her journal writing. She enjoyed RV traveling with her husband and his sister Mary and husband Paul. Rosemary and Jerry spent many cool summers in upstate NY in her home town of Port Henry. In September 2008, Rosemary and Jerry moved to The Village at Incarnate Word where she spent her last years cultivating friendships and sharing life experiences with the wonderful people at the Village. All who loved and knew her will remember her wonderful sense of humor, beautiful smile, and cheerful personality. She was a living example of treating others as you would have them treat you. She is predeceased by her parents, her brothers Samuel, Nicholas, Peter, and John; and her sisters Josephine Dennis, Carmel Morris, Christine Grandon, Ann Robbins, and Monica Weston; and son-in-law Ralph Evans.

She is survived by her husband of 66 years, Jerome J. Hons, daughters Diane Pais (Lee), Linda Smith(Thomas) all of San Antonio, Pamela Jones (Richard) of Elgin, TX, Charlene Evans Drake (John) of Rockport, TX; and son Michael Hons of Vallejo CA; sisters Philomine Ezzo and Mary Holmes of Port Henry, NY; brother Antony Ezzo; sisters-in-law Pearl Ezzo Sharrow of Ticonderoga NY, and Mary Ezzo of Witherbee, NY; grandchildren Christopher Pais (Kristy) of San Antonio, TX, Justin Smith, of Lexington, VA, Brian Smith (Lauren) of Athens, AL, Elizabeth Jones of Los Angeles, CA, Sarah Jones of Prescott, AZ; and great-granddaughter Aislinn Pais.

Services: Funeral Mass: October 29, 2011 at 11:00 @ St. Joseph’s Chapel, The Village at Incarnate Word, 4707 Broadway, San Antonio, TX. Rosemary will be laid to rest at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery at a future date. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to The Village at Incarnate Word, 4707 Broadway, San Antonio, TX 78209; or Christus Hospice.

Arrangements under the direction of Sunset Funeral Home, San Antonio, TX.