Mrs. BEN (Rose Bell) O'LEARY 1914-2003

TURNER, BELL, OLEARY, STRATHMAN

Posted By: Mary Durr (email)
Date: 1/1/2004 at 21:34:11

Rose O'Leary

Telegraph Herald - Oct 21, 2003

Rose (Bell) O'Leary, 89, of Stonehill Care Center, formerly of 1895 Hale St., died at 6:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 19, 2003, at the care center.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church. Entombment will be in Resurrection Garden Mausoleum at Mount Calvary Cemetery, where military rites will be accorded by the American Legion Post 6. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Siegert-Didesch Colonial Funeral Home, 390 N. Grandview Ave., where there will be a rosary at 7 p.m.

She was born on March 16, 1914, in Rome, Iowa, daughter of Charles and Harriet (Turner) Bell. She married Ben O'Leary in 1952; he died in 1993.

She was a nurse in the Army during World War II and was stationed in California. Her civilian nursing career spanned from Portland, Ore., to Great Falls, Mont., then Atlantic City, N.J., and finally to Dubuque, where she worked with Dr. Entringer.

Rose was a devoted friend to many. Her gentle spirit, kind heart and quick smile will be remembered by all who knew her. She was an extraordinary mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.

Surviving are three children, Bob (Helen) O'Leary, of Copake, N.Y., Barbara (Frank) Strathman, of Bellevue, Iowa, and Bill O'Leary, of Waukesha, Wis.; a daughter-in-law, Sherry O'Leary, of Dubuque; three grandsons, Eric (Sheri) Strathman, Chad (Jenny) Strathman and Michael O'Leary; and six great-grandchildren, Ben, Carli, Anna, Ethan, Lilly and Abbi Strathman.

She also was preceded in death by two brothers, Hank and Walter Bell.

Memorials may be given to St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church, Stonehill Care Center and the Dubuque Humane Society.

The family wishes to extend its thanks to the staff at Stonehill Care Center for their gentle and loving care and support for both Rose and her family.