Rositta Bente (Sorensen) Tousignant, 87, passed from this life on August 17th, 2022 to be with Our Lord. She is survived by her husband of 65 years, John “Coach T” or “Jack” Tousignant, her 3 children, Sharon L. Mustin (Robert), Pamela E. Tousignant, and Jeffrey J. Tousignant (Molly), 5 Grandchildren, John Mustin (Sherry), Shannon Dickinson (Chris), Shaun Tousignant (Mike), Kelly Chappell (Nate) and Katie Roan (Christopher), and 3 Great Grandchildren, Devin McCormick, Natalie Dickinson, and Lydia Roan.
Rositta was born on October 23, 1934 in Copenhagen, Denmark and was a trained dancer as well as an avid athlete. She is a survivor of the Nazi occupation of Denmark during World War II. On November 9, 1957, she married Jack, a U.S. Air Force servicemember stationed in Germany in Copenhagen. In 1958 they moved with their baby girl Sharon to Lincoln, NE, where Pam was born in 1959. In 1960 they moved to Wichita Falls, TX where Jeff was born in 1963. In 1966 they moved to Washington DC and then on to Montgomery, AL in 1971 where they have remained after Jack’s retirement from the U.S. Air Force and Civil Service. Rositta was an active member of St. Bede’s Catholic Church.
A funeral mass will be conducted at St. Bede’s Catholic Church in Montgomery, Al,Tuesday, August 23rd at 11 in the morning. Interment Alabama Heritage Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you make donations to a charity of your choice.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.AlabamaHeritageFH.com for the Tousignant family.
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