Rosemary Delaney

Rosemary “Rosie” Delaney, 86, a nearly 50-year resident of Shady Rest, living since May 21, 1996, in the Walnut Creek Nursing Home, 309 Kingston Rd., Plymouth, has died. Rosie, remembered as “ a little angel, beloved by everyone,” had been in failing health for the past six months. She died at 7:10 p.m. on Tuesday, May 22, 2001. Never married, Rosie was born on July 2, 1915, in Detroit, Mich. She was the daughter of William and Mable Donovan Delaney. Her father was a railroad man and when he died she came to Shady Rest. She helped to feed, bathe and assist the older people at the Home. For many years, the petite little lady worked in the kitchen of Shady Rest . She loved Shady Rest and her fellow residents often expressing concern for its’ future. “I used to get up t 5 a.m.” she said in an interview in 1990, “ to start cooking. Everybody like my cooking and I sure like everybody here.” At Shady Rest, she picked strawberries, hoed the garden, milked cows and made her own cottage cheese and butter. She remembered carrying water for resident’s showers and baths in big marble bowls. When Mrs. Harold Kruger, a past administrator of the Home, organized a trip to the Holy Land, Rosie , who had never been anywhere….went.” She had a wonderful time. Later she visited England, Scotland and Ireland. She loved to visit with folks and to show-off her collection of angel and cat figurines. She was especially fond of cats. She loved to attend Mass at St. Michael’s, and have lunch with the Harvest House group. Rosie enjoyed summer retreats at Ancilla Domini, and was a member of Christian Women. Rosie is survived by a nephew, Michael Pavack of Crestwood, Ky. She was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters, Denise Kusk and Marie Howard and a step-sister, Myrtle Kirkwood. Friends may pay their last respects to Rosie from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 24, 2001, at the Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N. Michigan St., Plymouth. A Rosary will be prayed at 7 p.m. The Mass of Christian Burial in St. Michael’s Roman Catholic Church of which she was a devoted member, will be on Friday, May 25, 2001, at 11 a.m. Father Anthony Gillespie, pastor of the church, will officiate. Burial will be in Oakhill Cemetery, Plymouth. Memorial gifts in Rosie’s memory may be made to the St. Michael’s Mission 2000.