My Aunt Rose.
Daughter of Angelina and Raffaele Molinaro. Sister of Louis, Raffaele Jr., Frank, and Mary. Wife of William (Bud) Rohleder (who died in 2003), and mother of five children: Phillip, Michael, Angel, Ralph and David. Grandmother of six children, and great-grandmother of four (to date).
Both Aunt Rose and Uncle Bud were very active in The American Legion. After her family, The American Legion was her passion. She served as President of The American Legion Auxiliary on both a local and district level, and chaired just about every committee in the organization.
Aunt Rose reminded me of the energizer bunny: she just kept going, and going, and going... She loved traveling, volunteering, reading, and playing shuffleboard, just to name a few of her hobbies.
I remember meeting her one day for lunch at the Baltimore Veterans Hospital, where she volunteered several times a week. I asked her what department she was working in that day and she told me she was "working in Geriatrics...because I like working with the old people." I believe she was in her 70's at that time, so I guess she didn't count herself in that group.
She was a force to be reckoned with, and is sorely missed by her family and friends.
The following poem was on her memory card at the funeral:
When I must leave you for a little while
please do not grieve and shed wild tears
and hug your sorrow to you through the years.
But start out bravely with a gallant smile.
And for my sake and in my name
live on and do all things the same.
Feed not your loneliness on empty days,
but fill each waking hour in useful ways.
Reach out your hand in comfort and in cheer
and I in turn will comfort you and hold you near;
And never, never be afraid to die,
For I am waiting for you in the sky.
A special THANK YOU to Robert for sponsoring my aunt's webpage. People like you are proof that there are truly angels walking among us.
Daughter of Angelina and Raffaele Molinaro. Sister of Louis, Raffaele Jr., Frank, and Mary. Wife of William (Bud) Rohleder (who died in 2003), and mother of five children: Phillip, Michael, Angel, Ralph and David. Grandmother of six children, and great-grandmother of four (to date).
Both Aunt Rose and Uncle Bud were very active in The American Legion. After her family, The American Legion was her passion. She served as President of The American Legion Auxiliary on both a local and district level, and chaired just about every committee in the organization.
Aunt Rose reminded me of the energizer bunny: she just kept going, and going, and going... She loved traveling, volunteering, reading, and playing shuffleboard, just to name a few of her hobbies.
I remember meeting her one day for lunch at the Baltimore Veterans Hospital, where she volunteered several times a week. I asked her what department she was working in that day and she told me she was "working in Geriatrics...because I like working with the old people." I believe she was in her 70's at that time, so I guess she didn't count herself in that group.
She was a force to be reckoned with, and is sorely missed by her family and friends.
The following poem was on her memory card at the funeral:
When I must leave you for a little while
please do not grieve and shed wild tears
and hug your sorrow to you through the years.
But start out bravely with a gallant smile.
And for my sake and in my name
live on and do all things the same.
Feed not your loneliness on empty days,
but fill each waking hour in useful ways.
Reach out your hand in comfort and in cheer
and I in turn will comfort you and hold you near;
And never, never be afraid to die,
For I am waiting for you in the sky.
A special THANK YOU to Robert for sponsoring my aunt's webpage. People like you are proof that there are truly angels walking among us.
My Aunt Rose.
Daughter of Angelina and Raffaele Molinaro. Sister of Louis, Raffaele Jr., Frank, and Mary. Wife of William (Bud) Rohleder (who died in 2003), and mother of five children: Phillip, Michael, Angel, Ralph and David. Grandmother of six children, and great-grandmother of four (to date).
Both Aunt Rose and Uncle Bud were very active in The American Legion. After her family, The American Legion was her passion. She served as President of The American Legion Auxiliary on both a local and district level, and chaired just about every committee in the organization.
Aunt Rose reminded me of the energizer bunny: she just kept going, and going, and going... She loved traveling, volunteering, reading, and playing shuffleboard, just to name a few of her hobbies.
I remember meeting her one day for lunch at the Baltimore Veterans Hospital, where she volunteered several times a week. I asked her what department she was working in that day and she told me she was "working in Geriatrics...because I like working with the old people." I believe she was in her 70's at that time, so I guess she didn't count herself in that group.
She was a force to be reckoned with, and is sorely missed by her family and friends.
The following poem was on her memory card at the funeral:
When I must leave you for a little while
please do not grieve and shed wild tears
and hug your sorrow to you through the years.
But start out bravely with a gallant smile.
And for my sake and in my name
live on and do all things the same.
Feed not your loneliness on empty days,
but fill each waking hour in useful ways.
Reach out your hand in comfort and in cheer
and I in turn will comfort you and hold you near;
And never, never be afraid to die,
For I am waiting for you in the sky.
A special THANK YOU to Robert for sponsoring my aunt's webpage. People like you are proof that there are truly angels walking among us.
Daughter of Angelina and Raffaele Molinaro. Sister of Louis, Raffaele Jr., Frank, and Mary. Wife of William (Bud) Rohleder (who died in 2003), and mother of five children: Phillip, Michael, Angel, Ralph and David. Grandmother of six children, and great-grandmother of four (to date).
Both Aunt Rose and Uncle Bud were very active in The American Legion. After her family, The American Legion was her passion. She served as President of The American Legion Auxiliary on both a local and district level, and chaired just about every committee in the organization.
Aunt Rose reminded me of the energizer bunny: she just kept going, and going, and going... She loved traveling, volunteering, reading, and playing shuffleboard, just to name a few of her hobbies.
I remember meeting her one day for lunch at the Baltimore Veterans Hospital, where she volunteered several times a week. I asked her what department she was working in that day and she told me she was "working in Geriatrics...because I like working with the old people." I believe she was in her 70's at that time, so I guess she didn't count herself in that group.
She was a force to be reckoned with, and is sorely missed by her family and friends.
The following poem was on her memory card at the funeral:
When I must leave you for a little while
please do not grieve and shed wild tears
and hug your sorrow to you through the years.
But start out bravely with a gallant smile.
And for my sake and in my name
live on and do all things the same.
Feed not your loneliness on empty days,
but fill each waking hour in useful ways.
Reach out your hand in comfort and in cheer
and I in turn will comfort you and hold you near;
And never, never be afraid to die,
For I am waiting for you in the sky.
A special THANK YOU to Robert for sponsoring my aunt's webpage. People like you are proof that there are truly angels walking among us.
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