HAGENOW, Rosalee Arlene (O'Neal) 1946-2020

HAGENOW, ONEAL, WHITFORD

Posted By: K. L. Kittleson
Date: 3/11/2020 at 17:29:48

Rosalee's Obituary

Rosalee Arlene Hagenow, 73, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, March 6, 2020, at the Western Home Deery Suites in Cedar Falls. She was born August 31, 1946 in Claremore, Oklahoma, the daughter of Felix and Wanda (Whitford) O’Neal. Rosalee married Dennis Herbert Hagenow on August 12, 1966 in Marion, Iowa.

She was a graduate of Will Rogers High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, attended the Univ. of Oklahoma and earned her B.A. degree in Art History from the University of Northern Iowa. Rosalee was a technical illustrator at Collins Radio in Cedar Rapids and later at McDonnell-Douglas in St. Louis, Missouri. She managed Hagenow Properties for many years and was a loving wife and mother. Rosalee was active in the PTO at Northern University High School (Price Lab), assisted with the Talented and Gifted Program at AEA 7 (now Central Rivers AEA 267), and was an active volunteer in both educational and church programs at Nazareth Lutheran Church.

Rosalee is survived by her husband, Dennis Hagenow, of Cedar Falls; her son, Christopher (Amanda) Hagenow, of Urbandale, Iowa; her daughter, Susan (Kirk) Hetzel, of Eden Prairie, Minnesota; five grandchildren, Owen, Noah & Sophia Hagenow and Calvin & James Hetzel; a brother, Gerald (Carolyn) O’Neal, of Owasso, Oklahoma, and a sister, Gloria (Richard) Skaggs, of Crowley, Texas.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 13, 2020, at Nazareth Lutheran Church Larsen Chapel in Cedar Falls, with burial at a later date. Visitation will be one hour before service at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Cedar Bend Humane Society in Waterloo. Online condolences may be left at www.DahlFuneralHome.com.