Parishioner Rosemary Unruh Passes Away
Maria Hayes • May 27, 2025
Rosemary Unruh, New Albany, IN, passed peacefully in her sleep from this life to heaven on Monday, May 20, 2025, at the age of 100. She was born in New Albany on February 23, 1925, the daughter of Dorothy and Lawrence Haller.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her loving husband, James Unruh; her daughter, Kathryn Unruh; and her sister, Doris Owens (Ron).
She is survived by her children, William Unruh, Don Unruh (Denise), and Mary Lynn Spencer (Jeff); her grandchildren, Christy Wiseman (Brandon), Emily Simpson (Justin), Allison Unruh, Lindsay Engle (Tony), Sarah Unruh, Nick Spencer, and Steven Spencer - also surviving are ten great-grandchildren: Piper, Hunter, Asher, Rylan, Josie, Carter, Mason, Logan, Kaden, and Sloan.
Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord, and let your perpetual light shine upon her.
May her soul and all the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
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