Rosemary C. Bosch

Born on July 26, 1923 in Milwaukee, WI, Rosemary Bosch came into the world when Warren Harding was in the White House and lived well into the 21st century. Her parents were of Irish and German heritage and she grew up in a German parish in Milwaukee, learning the frugal ways of a Depression upbringing and the good study habits of 12 years of Catholic schooling.

During WWII, she met USN Lieutenant Leo William Bosch, Jr. of Steubenville, OH, and they married in Milwaukee on December 18, 1943 - on 10 days’ notice - owing to Lt. Bosch's orders to go to sea on an aircraft carrier in Bremerton, Washington. They honeymooned at the Drake Hotel in Chicago, then took a train to the west coast. They had six children: Randon, Leo William III, Kathleen, Michael, Mary, and Thomas and lived in Waukegan, IL, Oil City, PA, Lewistown, PA and Munster, IN, retiring to Sun City West, AZ, in 1982 where she lived until 2010.

Rosemary led an active life in the Munster area, including St. Thomas More Church, Woodman Country Club and various social and charitable organization. She was a keen bridge player and golfer and traveled in the USA, Europe and Australia, especially in her later years. She toured Europe in the early 2000s with the Our Lady of Lourdes church choir of Sun City West. The highlight of that trip was performing for Pope John Paul II in The Vatican.

She is survived by daughters Randi of Baltimore, MY, Kathy of Pleasanton, CA, and Mary of Lake Oswego, OR; and sons: Michael of Sydney, Australia, and Thomas of Atlanta, GA. She is also survived by 11 grandchildren and three great grandchildren and by her brothers: Jack of Sun City West and Gene of Milwaukee, WI. Rosemary spent her final few years near daughter Mary, living in an assisted care facility in Portland, OR, where she passed into eternity on March 9, 2015.

The family asks that in lieu of flowers donations in Rosemary's name be sent to Cedar Sinai Park-Robison Home, a nonprofit assisted care facility at 6125 SW Boundary St., Portland, OR 97221. A Celebration of Rosemary's life will be held at Sunland Mortuary-Lakeside Chapel, 15826 Del Webb Blvd in Sun City, AZ on May 23, 2015 at 1:00 pm. Please address any questions to Tom at [email protected].

Arrangements handled by Sunland Mortuary in Sun City, Arizona.