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Rose Marie Murray | Visitation:
Sunday, September 27, 2009
4:00 PM until 6:00 PM
Halligan-McCabe-DeVries All Faith Chapel
614 Main Street
Davenport, IA 52803
Service:
Monday, September 28, 2009
10:00 AM
St. John Vianney Catholic Church
4097 - 18th Street
Bettendorf, IA 52722
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| | | Funeral Services and a Mass of Christian Burial for Rose Marie Murray, 78, a resident of Bettendorf, will be held Monday, September 28, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. at St. John Vianney Catholic Church, 4097 – 18th Street, Bettendorf. Visitation will be Sunday from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. at the Halligan McCabe DeVries Funeral Home, 614 Main Street, Davenport. There will be additional visitation at the church on Monday from 9:00 a.m. until the time of the mass. Burial will be in the National Cemetery, Rock Island Arsenal. Rose Marie died Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf.
Rose Marie Melvina Robitaille was born April 30, 1931 in Duluth, Minnesota to Arthur Joseph and Alexandrine (Boisjoli) Robitaille. Her parents both spoke Canadian French fluently, and spoke their second language frequently while raising Rose Marie in Duluth. Rose Marie and Charles D. Murray met on a blind date following Chuck’s service in the Navy during World War II. They were united in marriage June 14, 1952 in Duluth, and have shared over 57 years of marriage together. They moved to Davenport and their first child Stephen was born in 1955. After moving to Cedar Rapids their daughter, Susan was born in 1957, son David was born in 1958, and their fourth child, Daniel was born in 1962.
Rose Marie had worked as a secretary for Superior Wood Products in Duluth. While living in Cedar Rapids, Rose Marie returned to the work force first as a legal secretary and then as an elementary school secretary at Grant Wood School. She had been a member of All Saints Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids and St. John Vianney, Bettendorf. She enjoyed making homemade bread, cooking, canning and freezing fresh peaches, which was a family favorite. She was passionate about sewing and had won several sewing contests titled “Make it with Wool”. Rose Marie was very proud of her accomplishments, and so was her family. She always enjoyed road trips to Iowa, Colorado and Washington where waiting at the end of the destination were her pride and joy, her grandchildren. Rose Marie loved to laugh, and that laugh will be missed.
Memorials may be made to St. John Vianney Catholic Church.
She is survived by her loving husband, Charles and their four children: Stephen (Judith) Murray, Littleton, CO, Susan (Craig) Reams, West Des Moines, IA, David (Jeanne) Murray, Austin, TX and Daniel (Dianna) Murray, Seattle, WA; grandchildren, Ashton, Samantha, Colin, Alek, Clark, McKenna and Kyler; and a special niece, Nancy Gilbertson-Dutch, Houston, TX.
Rose Marie was preceded in death by her parents, and a sister Laurelle Ann. May they rest in peace.
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