Rose Marie Del Frate
June 8, 1934 -
April 7, 2023
Rose Marie (Wurster) Del Frate, age 88, passed away at Library Terrace Assisted Living on Friday, April 7, 2023, surrounded by her loving family.
Born on June 8, 1934, in Racine, WI she was the daughter of the late Ernie and Helen (Paar) Wurster. She attended local schools and graduated from St. Catherine’s High School, in Racine, WI.
On November 25, 1954, Rose Marie married Ronald (Ronnie) Del Frate at St. Sebastian Catholic Church in Sturtevant, WI. Sadly, Ronnie preceded her in death after 64 wonderful years of marriage.
Rose Marie was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church.
She was employed at Model Market, Jeffery Elementary School (in the lunchroom), a Poll Worker and as an assembler at Walker Manufacturing.
Rose Marie was active with the Kenosha Achievement Center and a former member of the Italian American Ladies Auxiliary. She was an avid reader, a great cook, a talented seamstress and an animal lover, especially of dogs. She enjoyed her beautiful gardens of flowers and watching the birds and squirrels at her feeders.
Rose Marie is survived by her children, Cathy (Tod) Paulsen, Tony (Sharon) Del Frate, Liz (Jim) Gentile, Jim (Michelle) Del Frate, Fred Del Frate, David (Megan) Del Frate and John (Pamela) Del Frate; her 15 grandchildren; her 7 great grandchildren and her sister, Laurissa Mertins.
Along with her parents and husband, Ronnie, Rose Marie was preceded in death by her, daughter, Maryrose Del Frate; her great granddaughter, Giada Gentile and her brother, Ernie Wurster, Jr.
Service Info
Funeral services honoring Rose Marie’s life will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at the Piasecki Funeral Home. The service may be viewed via livestream on the following link facebook.com/PiaseckiFuneralHome/live/. You do not need Facebook to watch. Entombment will follow in All Saints Mausoleum.
A visitation for Rose Marie will be held on Wednesday, April 12, 2023 from 9:00 a.m. until the time of the service at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial remembrances to the Kenosha Achievement Center, 1218 79th St., Kenosha, WI, 53143; Hospice Alliance, Inc., 10220 Prairie Ridge Blvd., Pleasant Prairie, WI, 51358; St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 7307 40th Ave., Kenosha, WI, 53142 and Safe Harbor Humane Society, 7811 60th Ave., Kenosha, WI, 53142, would be appreciated by the family.
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KristinaI’m torn that I won’t be there for grandma on this day honoring her life with family, but I’ll be up in the sky in an airplane as close to her spirit as I can get knowing she is and always will be my guardian angel.
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J. R. & Jolene ( Kramer ) Jurgens & FamilyFred. Tony. We are all so very sorry for your loss. May God see you through this most difficult time in your lives. We will always keep you in our thoughts and prayers. Just keep your memories close and she will never be far away. Again Sorry. Jolene and Family
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RichardJohn and Family: On behalf of the Kenosha Fire Department FAMILY, both ACTIVE and RETIRED members, our sincere sympathy to all of you on your loss of your beloved Rose Marie. We wish you many fond memories of her, and the good times that you all shared together as a family. We know how important that was to her. We share in your sorrow. John, your Brothers and Sisters from the KFD family have "got your back, Brother". God Bless Rose Marie. Rich "Bo" Bosanko-Battalion Chief-Retired; Kenosha Fire Dept.
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J. R. and Jolene ( Kramer) Jurgens & FamilyFred, Tony. We are all so very sorry for your loss.
