Obit: Semenic, Rosie (1922 - 2013)

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Surnames: Semenic, Kuznacic, Cakanic, Nowlin, Ballard

----Source: The Loyal TRG (Loyal, Clark County, WI) 27 Feb 2013

Semenic, Rosie (03 June 1922-28 Jan 2013)

Rosie K. Semenic, 90, Ripon, formerly of Willard, passed away on Monday, Jan. 28, 2013, at Fountain View Care Center in Ripon. Funeral serviced were held at 11 a.m., on Thursday, Jan. 31, at Butzin-Marchant Funeral Home in Ripon. Rev. Donald Delke officiated. Interment followed at Woodlawn Cemetery in Ripon.

Rosie Kuznacic was born on June 3, 1922, in Willard, the daughter of Blas’e and Goldie (nee Cakanic) Kuznacic. In 1942, she married Joseph Peter Semenic in Chicago, Ill. During World War ll, she worked for Western Electric. In 1953, Rosie and Joseph bought a farm near Neshkoro and farmed there until1988, when they moved to Ripon. Rosie was a homemaker and a member of the American Legion Auxiliary. She enjoyed working on crossword puzzles, feeding the birds, sewing and baking. She enjoyed all the neighborhood children calling her “Grandma” as they came to get their treats.

Survivors include two daughters, Donna (Patrick) Nowlin, Stoughton, and Mary (George) Ballard, Ripon; one grandson, Jim (HollyBreach) Nowlin, McFarland; two brothers, Paul Kuznacic, Plymouth, and George (Marie) Kuznacic, Sheboygan; one sister-in-law, Julia Kuznacic, Sheboygan; and many nieces and nephews.

Rosie was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph; two brothers, Tony Kuznacic and John Kuznacic; two sisters, Barbara Markusch and Ann Dekanich; two sisters-in-law, Lorraine Kuznacic and Delores Kuznacic; and a brother-in-law, Edward Dekanich.

Memorials may be directed to American Legion Brown-Parfitt Post #43, 331 Blackburn St. Ripon, Wi 54971.

Online condolences may be left at www.butzinmarchant.com.