Ann Marie Rosa

Ann Marie was born May 10, 1929 in Butte, MT to Timothy and Nellie (Riley) Dwyer. Growing up in Butte, she enjoyed ice skating and biking as a young girl, and even started driving at the age of 12 years. She often reminisced about Saturday strolls through downtown with her mother & grandmother where they would window shop, visit with everyone, and enjoy lunch out. After graduating from Butte Girls Central High School, she attended business school in Minnesota. Throughout her lifetime she enjoyed working as a bookkeeper for Standard Oil in Butte, MT, Texaco in Seattle, and Centralia College, Leprechaun Dairy, and eventually retired from the City of Centralia.

On August 18th, 1962 Ann Marie married Frank (Pete) Rosa, who she had known since childhood in Butte, MT. She joined Frank to live in Centralia where they raised three children and enjoyed trips to Ocean Shores, picnics with friends, and lived in the same home for over 50 years before moving to Seattle to be near kids and grandkids. Ann Marie’s thoughts were never far from Butte. She and Frank, shared a deep love for their Irish heritage and Butte roots. They would sit at the kitchen table most nights and enjoy a drink before dinner; the conversation almost always included the many special friends, family and places they both treasured in memories of Butte.

Ann Marie's charm was matched only by her wit, and she had a penchant for fashion. She knit and sewed beautiful garments for herself and her grandchildren, enveloping her family in warmth with her hand-knit Irish sweaters and cozy afghans. She was a “lady” in the truest sense, yet beneath that refined exterior was a great strength drawn from her Butte-Irish heritage.

Life was enriched by her cherished relationships with friends and family in Butte, and she maintained regular correspondence with her cousins in Ireland. In Centralia, she had a circle of friends too numerous to name, and rarely missed Saturday morning coffee with neighbors, a testament to her strong social connections.

Ann Marie is survived by her children living in Seattle with their families, Paul (Kelly) Rosa, Catherine (Bruce) Mirkin, and Margaret (Bradley) Mansker; grandchildren, Kate & Mary Rosa; Sarah, Annie, & Patrick Mirkin; and Tim & Maura Mansker; brothers-in-law living in Butte, Dan (Loretta Gay) Rosa, Jim (Cathy) Rosa, and Ben Pezdark.

Ann Marie was preceded in death by her parents and her husband Frank (2016); father-in-law Mitchell Rosa; mother-in-law Margaret Rosa; sister & brother-in-law James & Margaret Freebourn, sister-in-law Mildred Pezdark.

A lifelong Catholic, a funeral mass will be held in Seattle at St Joseph Catholic church on November 3, 2023 at 4 PM followed by a reception. The burial will take place in Butte, MT in Spring or early Summer 2024.

Please send flowers to St. Joseph Catholic Church: 732 18th Ave E, Seattle WA 98112