Private graveside services for Rosemary Hall of Jefferson were held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 12 at St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Jefferson.
Father Jeff Schliesman of the St. Joseph Catholic Church provided words of comfort. Hastings Funeral Home in Jefferson was in charge of arrangements.
Rosemary Hall, daughter of Charley F. Arnold and Sally Quinn Arnold, was born May 19, 1936, in Des Moines, Iowa, and died at her home in Jefferson, Iowa, Nov. 4, 2016. She was 80 years old.
Rosemary lived in Runnells, Iowa, and graduated from North High School in Des Moines.
Rosemary married Norman Hall Aug. 31, 1957, in Fremont, Neb. They were blessed with three daughters, Sally, Sue and Sheri.
The couple lived in Des Moines and later moved to Minnesota, where they lived for many years before moving to Jefferson.
During her working career, Rosemary worked as a secretary for Gustavus Adolphus College in Minnesota, Farmers Mutual Hail in Des Moines, the REC in Jefferson, the Iowa Department of Human Services at the Greene County Courthouse and enjoyed clerking at the Hallmark Store in Jefferson.
She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church.
Rosemary enjoyed gardening, shopping, cooking, decorating and soaking up ideas from the magazines she liked.
Rosemary was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Norman, June 24, 2011; and her brother, Charley Jr., and his wife, Annette.
Rosemary’s memory will be forever cherished by her daughters, Sally Peterson and husband, Tom, of Bouton, Sue Schilling and husband, Tod, of Excelsior, Minn., and Sheri Anthofer and her husband, Duane, of Jefferson; grandchildren, Jerimy Godwin, Jimmy Goodwin, Jamie Godwin, Joey Ann Godwin, Kyle Schilling and his wife, Melanie, Shane Schilling, Tyler Schilling, Andrew Anthofer, Karli Anthofer and Mitchell Anthofer; other relatives; and friends.
A Celebration of Life service will take place at a later date.
