Rose Marie Wenzel of Lethbridge, beloved mother of Chris and Leah, grandmother of six, passed away peacefully in her sleep early Tuesday, June 28, 2022.
Born on March 6, 1948, in Germany as the 8th child of Herman and Marianne Zurner Schimanski. She came to Canada with her family in 1953. Already by that time she worked hard watching over her four-year older brother Herman and nine-month-old sister Marianne while the older ones were suffering from a bad case of sea sickness.
She was the first one in her family to start grade one in Canada. As she learned, she taught her older brother and sisters and parents what she had learned each day starting with the English pronunciation of the alphabet and Dick and Jane. When she came home from school her dad would call her older brothers around the table so she could teach them the alphabet and to read primary English books. She loved it. When they were at the point where they were trying to get Canadian Citizenship, she studied with them for months and went with then on the drive to Lethbridge so she could continue to quiz them. They were all so proud driving home to their farm in Picture Butte.
Rose was the first one in the family to graduate from High School. It was no surprise that she went to St. Michael's School of Nursing and graduated as a Registered Nurse in 1969. She started working in Toronto in Emergency. Then to be closer to home, she got jobs in BC. She came back to Picture Butte to work nights so she could spend most of the day raising her children. Her parents babysat at night, and as they got older, they helped their grandparents. Rose took care of her parents till their passing, then moved to Lethbridge to work in the Lethbridge Hospital till she retired. She loved every minute of it which made her sad to have to retire due to her many disabling health issues.
Also left to mourn Rose are her sisters: Ellen (Joe) Marianne (Jim) and Brigitte (Ron) Van Dyk and many nieces and nephews (including grand and great), her son by love, Allan Pocha.
Funeral Mass held at St. Basil's Catholic Church 604 13th Street North, Lethbridge, AB on Friday July 1, 2022.
Source: Obituary notice
Cornerstone Funeral Home
Born on March 6, 1948, in Germany as the 8th child of Herman and Marianne Zurner Schimanski. She came to Canada with her family in 1953. Already by that time she worked hard watching over her four-year older brother Herman and nine-month-old sister Marianne while the older ones were suffering from a bad case of sea sickness.
She was the first one in her family to start grade one in Canada. As she learned, she taught her older brother and sisters and parents what she had learned each day starting with the English pronunciation of the alphabet and Dick and Jane. When she came home from school her dad would call her older brothers around the table so she could teach them the alphabet and to read primary English books. She loved it. When they were at the point where they were trying to get Canadian Citizenship, she studied with them for months and went with then on the drive to Lethbridge so she could continue to quiz them. They were all so proud driving home to their farm in Picture Butte.
Rose was the first one in the family to graduate from High School. It was no surprise that she went to St. Michael's School of Nursing and graduated as a Registered Nurse in 1969. She started working in Toronto in Emergency. Then to be closer to home, she got jobs in BC. She came back to Picture Butte to work nights so she could spend most of the day raising her children. Her parents babysat at night, and as they got older, they helped their grandparents. Rose took care of her parents till their passing, then moved to Lethbridge to work in the Lethbridge Hospital till she retired. She loved every minute of it which made her sad to have to retire due to her many disabling health issues.
Also left to mourn Rose are her sisters: Ellen (Joe) Marianne (Jim) and Brigitte (Ron) Van Dyk and many nieces and nephews (including grand and great), her son by love, Allan Pocha.
Funeral Mass held at St. Basil's Catholic Church 604 13th Street North, Lethbridge, AB on Friday July 1, 2022.
Source: Obituary notice
Cornerstone Funeral Home
Rose Marie Wenzel of Lethbridge, beloved mother of Chris and Leah, grandmother of six, passed away peacefully in her sleep early Tuesday, June 28, 2022.
Born on March 6, 1948, in Germany as the 8th child of Herman and Marianne Zurner Schimanski. She came to Canada with her family in 1953. Already by that time she worked hard watching over her four-year older brother Herman and nine-month-old sister Marianne while the older ones were suffering from a bad case of sea sickness.
She was the first one in her family to start grade one in Canada. As she learned, she taught her older brother and sisters and parents what she had learned each day starting with the English pronunciation of the alphabet and Dick and Jane. When she came home from school her dad would call her older brothers around the table so she could teach them the alphabet and to read primary English books. She loved it. When they were at the point where they were trying to get Canadian Citizenship, she studied with them for months and went with then on the drive to Lethbridge so she could continue to quiz them. They were all so proud driving home to their farm in Picture Butte.
Rose was the first one in the family to graduate from High School. It was no surprise that she went to St. Michael's School of Nursing and graduated as a Registered Nurse in 1969. She started working in Toronto in Emergency. Then to be closer to home, she got jobs in BC. She came back to Picture Butte to work nights so she could spend most of the day raising her children. Her parents babysat at night, and as they got older, they helped their grandparents. Rose took care of her parents till their passing, then moved to Lethbridge to work in the Lethbridge Hospital till she retired. She loved every minute of it which made her sad to have to retire due to her many disabling health issues.
Also left to mourn Rose are her sisters: Ellen (Joe) Marianne (Jim) and Brigitte (Ron) Van Dyk and many nieces and nephews (including grand and great), her son by love, Allan Pocha.
Funeral Mass held at St. Basil's Catholic Church 604 13th Street North, Lethbridge, AB on Friday July 1, 2022.
Source: Obituary notice
Cornerstone Funeral Home
Born on March 6, 1948, in Germany as the 8th child of Herman and Marianne Zurner Schimanski. She came to Canada with her family in 1953. Already by that time she worked hard watching over her four-year older brother Herman and nine-month-old sister Marianne while the older ones were suffering from a bad case of sea sickness.
She was the first one in her family to start grade one in Canada. As she learned, she taught her older brother and sisters and parents what she had learned each day starting with the English pronunciation of the alphabet and Dick and Jane. When she came home from school her dad would call her older brothers around the table so she could teach them the alphabet and to read primary English books. She loved it. When they were at the point where they were trying to get Canadian Citizenship, she studied with them for months and went with then on the drive to Lethbridge so she could continue to quiz them. They were all so proud driving home to their farm in Picture Butte.
Rose was the first one in the family to graduate from High School. It was no surprise that she went to St. Michael's School of Nursing and graduated as a Registered Nurse in 1969. She started working in Toronto in Emergency. Then to be closer to home, she got jobs in BC. She came back to Picture Butte to work nights so she could spend most of the day raising her children. Her parents babysat at night, and as they got older, they helped their grandparents. Rose took care of her parents till their passing, then moved to Lethbridge to work in the Lethbridge Hospital till she retired. She loved every minute of it which made her sad to have to retire due to her many disabling health issues.
Also left to mourn Rose are her sisters: Ellen (Joe) Marianne (Jim) and Brigitte (Ron) Van Dyk and many nieces and nephews (including grand and great), her son by love, Allan Pocha.
Funeral Mass held at St. Basil's Catholic Church 604 13th Street North, Lethbridge, AB on Friday July 1, 2022.
Source: Obituary notice
Cornerstone Funeral Home
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Barbel Brigitte "Barbara" Schimanski Kipnik
1934–1997
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Heinz Hermann "Hank" Schimanski
1936–2005
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Ingrid Waltraud Schimanski Gron
1937–2005
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Horst Schimanski
1938–2008
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Gerhard "Gary" Schimanski
1939–2022
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Herman Schimanski
1949–2016
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Johannes "John" Schimanski
1953–2016
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Doris Schimanski Gfrerer
1957–2005
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