Obituary for Rose Bozicevich
Rose Bozicevich, 100, of
Ironwood, Mich., died Friday, April 22, 2011, in Hurley. The former Rose Barkovich was born Aug. 28,
1910, in Aurora, Minn. to the late Paul and Mary (Chulinovich) Barkovich, and
came to Ironwood at the age of fifteen. She was married to John Bozicevich on Oct. 16,
1926, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Ironwood by the late Rev. Peter
Sprajicer. Together, they raised their family. John
preceded her in death in 1965. Rose was a member of Our Lady of Peace
Catholic Church in Ironwood and the former Holy Trinity Catholic Church.
She loved to sew, and was employed as a seamstress at Stern & Field in
downtown Ironwood for ten years. She also enjoyed flower and vegetable
gardening, and loved her animals. She was a genuinely wonderful person, and was
the last surviving widow of a survivor of the 1926 Pabst Mining
Disaster. Surviving are a daughter, Julie Ann (Tony)
Paris, Elmhurst, Ill.; 11 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and four
great-great-grandchildren. Besides her parents and husband, she was
preceded in death by a daughter, Mary Bozicevich, in infancy, in 1927; three sons,
Joseph "Joe Boz" in 2006, Charles and John Bozicevich jr.; two brothers and
three sisters. At the family's request, cremation has taken
place. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. on
Saturday, July 23, in the St. Joseph Family Room at Our Lady of Peace Catholic
Church in Ironwood, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial celebrated at 11
a.m., with the Rev. Darryl J. Pepin, celebrant. Rite of Committal will take place in the St.
Joseph Family Room at the church, with luncheon to follow in the parish
hall. Private inurnment will be in Riverside
Cemetery, Ironwood. To view Rose's obituary online, sign her
guestbook and express condolences, visit
mckevittpatrickfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are entrusted to McKevitt-Patrick
Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Ironwood. Rose's family wishes to thank the staff at Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation
Center in Hurley for the exceptional loving care given to her for the past 12
years.
Ironwood, Mich., died Friday, April 22, 2011, in Hurley. The former Rose Barkovich was born Aug. 28,
1910, in Aurora, Minn. to the late Paul and Mary (Chulinovich) Barkovich, and
came to Ironwood at the age of fifteen. She was married to John Bozicevich on Oct. 16,
1926, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Ironwood by the late Rev. Peter
Sprajicer. Together, they raised their family. John
preceded her in death in 1965. Rose was a member of Our Lady of Peace
Catholic Church in Ironwood and the former Holy Trinity Catholic Church.
She loved to sew, and was employed as a seamstress at Stern & Field in
downtown Ironwood for ten years. She also enjoyed flower and vegetable
gardening, and loved her animals. She was a genuinely wonderful person, and was
the last surviving widow of a survivor of the 1926 Pabst Mining
Disaster. Surviving are a daughter, Julie Ann (Tony)
Paris, Elmhurst, Ill.; 11 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and four
great-great-grandchildren. Besides her parents and husband, she was
preceded in death by a daughter, Mary Bozicevich, in infancy, in 1927; three sons,
Joseph "Joe Boz" in 2006, Charles and John Bozicevich jr.; two brothers and
three sisters. At the family's request, cremation has taken
place. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. on
Saturday, July 23, in the St. Joseph Family Room at Our Lady of Peace Catholic
Church in Ironwood, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial celebrated at 11
a.m., with the Rev. Darryl J. Pepin, celebrant. Rite of Committal will take place in the St.
Joseph Family Room at the church, with luncheon to follow in the parish
hall. Private inurnment will be in Riverside
Cemetery, Ironwood. To view Rose's obituary online, sign her
guestbook and express condolences, visit
mckevittpatrickfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are entrusted to McKevitt-Patrick
Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Ironwood. Rose's family wishes to thank the staff at Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation
Center in Hurley for the exceptional loving care given to her for the past 12
years.