Edyth Marie Rosenlieb, 95 of Emporia, died on Saturday, August 5, 2017 at the Holiday Resort Care Center, Emporia.
Edyth was born on September 2, 1921 in Marshalltown, Iowa, the daughter of Raymond Clarence and Josephine Lowery Collins. She married Raymond “Ike” Rosenleib on April 18, 1941 in St. Charles, Missouri. He died on September 22, 1967 in Holyrood, Kansas.
She worked as a cook at Alpha Sigma Alpha and as a waitress at the Mitway Café and Fred’s Derby. She also worked at Newman Memorial Hospital in food service. Edyth had a servant’s heart and was always ready to lend a helping hand wherever needed.
Edyth was a member of the Americus First Southern Baptist Church and attended Faith Lutheran Church regularly
She is survived by daughters, Kathy Weidner (Charles) of Emporia, and Susan Zornes (Robert) of Kansas City, Missouri; 11 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; 6 great-great-grandchildren; and a sister, Carolyn Sue O’Neal of Indiana. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, and son Larry Ray Rosenlieb.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m., Monday, August 14, 2017 at Faith Lutheran Church, Emporia. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Graveside services will be 9:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at Crest Haven Memorial Park Cemetery in Claremont, Illinois. Memorial contributions to Lord’s Lambs Preschool Scholarships or Mother’s Refuge can be sent in care of the funeral home. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Edyth Marie Rosenlieb, please visit our flower store.
Edyth was born on September 2, 1921 in Marshalltown, Iowa, the daughter of Raymond Clarence and Josephine Lowery Collins. She married Raymond “Ike” Rosenleib on April 18, 1941 in St. Charles, Missouri. He died on September 22, 1967 in Holyrood, Kansas.
She worked as a cook at Alpha Sigma Alpha and as a waitress at the Mitway Café and Fred’s Derby. She also worked at Newman Memorial Hospital in food service. Edyth had a servant’s heart and was always ready to lend a helping hand wherever needed.
Edyth was a member of the Americus First Southern Baptist Church and attended Faith Lutheran Church regularly
She is survived by daughters, Kathy Weidner (Charles) of Emporia, and Susan Zornes (Robert) of Kansas City, Missouri; 11 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; 6 great-great-grandchildren; and a sister, Carolyn Sue O’Neal of Indiana. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, and son Larry Ray Rosenlieb.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m., Monday, August 14, 2017 at Faith Lutheran Church, Emporia. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Graveside services will be 9:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at Crest Haven Memorial Park Cemetery in Claremont, Illinois. Memorial contributions to Lord’s Lambs Preschool Scholarships or Mother’s Refuge can be sent in care of the funeral home. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Edyth Marie Rosenlieb, please visit our flower store.
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