JoAnn E. Rosen

JoAnn E. Rosen, age 82 of Amery, WI, formerly of Clear Lake, WI,  passed away on Saturday, November 10, 2018 at the Willow Ridge Care Center in Amery.

JoAnn Estelle Rosen was born on November 3, 1936 in Willmar, MN , the daughter of Joseph & Estella, (Brecke) Otterness. She was baptized and confirmed at the Vinji Lutheran Church in Willmar and graduated from Willmar High School in 1954.  After graduating, JoAnn received nurses training at Miller Hospital in St. Paul and became an LPN.  She returned to her home in Willmar for a short time before marrying Walter “Dick” Rosen.  Together they raised four children, Brenda, Kathy, Jeffrey & Terry.  JoAnn moved her family to wherever Walter’s Military Duty in the Air Force took them.  They lived for periods of time in North Dakota, Illinois, North Carolina and the Philippines before settling in the Clear Lake area in 1972.   In addition to raising her family, JoAnn worked as a bartender at the Farmer’s Inn in Reeve, WI and at the Admiral Bar in Clayton, WI.  In her spare time she enjoyed traveling, bird watching, crocheting, doing arts and crafts and loved music.   She had been a resident of Amery, WI since 2014 and will be sorely missed by her family and many friends.  

JoAnn is proceeded in death by her husband, Walter; parents, Joseph & Estella Otterness;
brothers, Eugene & DuWayne Otterness;  & grandson, Keith Rosen

Survived by
Daughters and Sons
Brenda (Fred) Mikels  -  Townsend, WI
Kathy (Gary) Hanson  -  Clear Lake, WI
Jeffrey (Laura)  Rosen  -  Eagle River, AK
Terry (Cheri) Rosen  -  Clear Lake, WI

Grandchildren
Bryan (Jessica)Balog, Brentt (Annie)Balog, Rebecca Balog, Lynette Hanson, Maurice Hanson, Benjamin (Adele) Rosen, Sarah Rosen, Danielle (Nathan) Rudeen, Jeffrey Schlosser & Mariah Schlosser

17 Great Grandchildren

Many Other Relatives & Friends

Funeral Service on Friday, November 16, 2018 at 1 pm  from the Reeve Evangelical Free Church in Reeve, WI

Visitation  -  Friday, November 16, 2018 at the Reeve Church from 11 - 1pm.

Clergy  -  Rev. Todd Groat        Music  -   Margaret Peterson

Pallbearers -  Brentt Balog, Bryan Balog, Maurice Hanson, Larry Rosen, Loni Rosen,
& Jeffery Schlosser

Interment  -  Reeve Cemetery in Vance Creek Township, WI

Scheuermann Funeral Home and Cremation Services are handling the arrangements.
www.clearlakefuneralhome.com

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