Rosa Lee Etta Shurtz, 99, of Sun City, Arizona passed away August 16, 2019. She was born on April 23, 1920 in Wellington, Colorado to Albert and Charlotte (Kelly) Ball. She was the seventh of eleven children. After graduating from high school at La Porte Colorado, she moved to Pueblo Colorado where she met and married John Shurtz. Rosa Lee loved her family and enjoyed camping trips and fishing when her children were young. As her children grew and started their own families, Rosa Lee loved to travel to visit her growing family. Her favorite pastimes were crocheting and cross-stitch. Rosa Lee worked for many years at the Colorado State Hospital in Pueblo where she retired as the Supervisor of Housekeeping for the Medical Campus.
Her husband of 68 years, John Shurtz and her great grandson Lucas Manson predeceased Rosa Lee. She is survived by her children Eileen Baughman and John (Kathi) Shurtz, Jr.; her grandchildren Troy (Abby) Williams, Leanna (Steve) Dvorak, Bryan (Heidi) Shurtz, Stacia (Kevin) Kilburg, Jaime (Brian) Manson, and John Shurtz, III; as well as her 15 great grandchildren, 2 great-great grandchildren; and her sister Leata Dangler.
Funeral Services will be held Saturday, August 24, 2019 at 1:30 pm at Sunland Mortuary, 15826 N. Del Webb Blvd., Sun City, AZ 85351. The interment will follow at Sunland Memorial Park. To send condolences to the family, please visit www.SunlandMemorial.com.
