Rosemary Grenier 1928 - 2018

GRENIER, HELSTERN, WILLSON

Posted By: Connie Swearingen -Volunteer (email)
Date: 11/11/2018 at 22:09:10

Sioux City Journal
14 October 2018

Sioux City

Rosemary Grenier, 90, of Sioux City, passed away Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018, at a Sioux City nursing home.

Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Nelson-Berger Northside Chapel, with the Rev. David Carlson officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to www.meyerbroschapels.com.

Rosemary Grenier was born March 1, 1928, in Sioux City, the daughter of Gordon and Helena (Helstern) Willson. She attended Sioux City Community Schools.

Rosemary married Lyle "Corky" Grenier on June 18, 1957, in South Sioux City Nebraska. Rosemary was a house wife working 24/7 raising the family and taking care of the house. In her free time, she loved to decorate the home, draw, croucha, raising flowers, music, dance and was the drummer in her husband’s band where he knew he had to march to her beet. But most of all she loved spending time with her family especially the grandkids.

Rosemary is survived by her husband, Lyle “Corky” Grenier; four daughters, Robin Roepke (David) of Sioux City, Rosemary White (John) of Lousiana, Lisa Lake (Kevin) of Sioux City, and Roxanne Smay (Roger) of Georgia; a son, Gary Grenier (Donna) of Dallas, Ga.; 15 grandchildren, Neil, Melissa, Shannon, Joshua, Mark, Sarah, Adam, Lyndsay, Kayla, Morgan, Philip, Timothy, Shannon, Lucas and Joey; 24 great-grandchildren; and special nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; five brothers, Leo, George, Dale, Don and Jack; and a sister, Helen.