96, of Sun Lakes, AZ, peacefully passed on January 11, 2015. Rosella was born February 1, 1918 to Frank and Minnie (Spiess) Overdier. She was preceded in death by her husband Marvin. Rosella was a devout member of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, member of Our Lady of the Assumption. She is survived by her daughter Janet (Tom) Ticer, and sons Gary (Billie), Richard (Pattie), and Steve (Denise), 10 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, 5 great, great-grandchildren and her sister-in-law Ila Champion of Ankeny, IA. A Visitation will be held from 6:00 – 8:00 pm with a Scripture Service at 7:00 pm, Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at Whitney & Murphy Funeral Home. Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 am, Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 2312 E. Campbell Road, Phoenix. Interment will follow at St. Francis Catholic Cemetery. In lieu of flowers donations to your charity of choice.
Jim and Sandy Champion
Sorry to hear about aunt Rosella’s passing. Although obviously a sad time and a time to mourn, the older Sandy and I get, the more we have come to the realization that a funeral is a time to celebrate a life, reflect on the good times and share them with friends and relatives that you may not have seen for a long time.
Sandy’s mom died in October at 95 and all 50 children, families, grandchildren were there from all across the country. I believe the first and possibly the last time that may happen. There were plenty of tears, but also much joy.
Thinking of you and wish we could be there. We had completely lost track of how many grandchildren and great-grandchildren there were.
Jim and Sandy