Rosie Lee Maddie Kerst, a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away on Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at the age of 91. Born in Irving, New York, she lived most of her life in Baton Rouge, LA. Rosie Lee’s world revolved around her family and it showed in her passion for cooking. She worked as a secretary at the Louisiana State Capital during World War II. Rosie Lee is survived by her children, Victor Kerst and wife Kathleen Kepner, Donald Kerst and wife Terri Richardson, Mary Ann Kerst Szabo and husband John, Paul Kerst and wife Lisa Taylor, and Kristina Kerst Cole and husband Hilton; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, Clarence Kerst; parents, Victor J. Maddie and Josephine Giamanco. Visitation will be held at St. Thomas More Catholic Church on Saturday, June 18, 2016, from 11:30 am until Mass of Christian Burial at 12:30 PM. Entombment will follow in Greenoaks Memorial Park.