1926
Rozella
2015
Rozella Lavonne Engelby
December 19, 1926 — December 24, 2015
ROCHESTER - A memorial service for Rozella L."Rose" Engelby will be at 1:00 P.M. Saturday, January 2, 2016 at St. Luke Lutheran Church in Goodhue, Minn. with the Rev. Regina Hassanally officiating. Friends may call an hour before the service Saturday at the church. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery in Wells, Minn.
Mrs. Engelby, 89, of Rochester, died Thursday, Dec. 24, 2015 at her home peacefully with all her daughters and son in law present. Rozella Lavonne Anderson was born Dec. 19, 1926 in Geneva, MN to Frank and Veda (Campbell) Anderson and was raised in the Bricelyn, Minn. area and attended country schools before graduating from Bricelyn High School.
On April 8, 1944 she married Jerome B. "Jerry" Engelby in Mankato. The couple lived in Rake, Iowa for five years, then in Wells, Minn. for four years. They moved to Goodhue, living there for twenty-eight years. After her husband's retirement from Midwest Breeders Association the couple lived in Wells and Waseca, Minn. for a total of 15 years, before moving to Rochester in 2000.
Rozella was a member of St. Luke Lutheran Church of Goodhue where she served on the church council, was a Sunday school teacher, and was active in church affairs. She enjoyed sewing, baking, hardanger embroidery, china painting, remodeling among many other talents she had.
Survivors include three daughters, Paulette Engelby of St. Paul; Roxane Bang of Seattle, Wash., and Trudy (Scott Soffa) Engelby of Rochester; two grandchildren, Joshua of Seattle, Wash. and Jessica of Seattle, Wash; Five great grandchildren; Andrew, Reagan, Grace, Ethan, and Loren all of Seattle, Washington.
She was preceded in death by both her parents, Frank and Veda Anderson, her husband Jerome, who died July 11, 2005, her son Larry, four brothers, and four sisters.
A Special Thank you to Rozella's doctor; Dr. Nina Schwenk, and Mayo Hospice.
Memorials are suggested to St. Luke Lutheran Church of Goodhue, the American Heart Association, or Mayo Clinic Hospice.
Friends may share a memory at www.mahnfamilyfuneralhome.com.
308 1st Avenue
Goodhue, MN 55027
308 1st Avenue
Goodhue, MN 55027
Mrs. Engelby, 89, of Rochester, died Thursday, Dec. 24, 2015 at her home peacefully with all her daughters and son in law present. Rozella Lavonne Anderson was born Dec. 19, 1926 in Geneva, MN to Frank and Veda (Campbell) Anderson and was raised in the Bricelyn, Minn. area and attended country schools before graduating from Bricelyn High School.
On April 8, 1944 she married Jerome B. "Jerry" Engelby in Mankato. The couple lived in Rake, Iowa for five years, then in Wells, Minn. for four years. They moved to Goodhue, living there for twenty-eight years. After her husband's retirement from Midwest Breeders Association the couple lived in Wells and Waseca, Minn. for a total of 15 years, before moving to Rochester in 2000.
Rozella was a member of St. Luke Lutheran Church of Goodhue where she served on the church council, was a Sunday school teacher, and was active in church affairs. She enjoyed sewing, baking, hardanger embroidery, china painting, remodeling among many other talents she had.
Survivors include three daughters, Paulette Engelby of St. Paul; Roxane Bang of Seattle, Wash., and Trudy (Scott Soffa) Engelby of Rochester; two grandchildren, Joshua of Seattle, Wash. and Jessica of Seattle, Wash; Five great grandchildren; Andrew, Reagan, Grace, Ethan, and Loren all of Seattle, Washington.
She was preceded in death by both her parents, Frank and Veda Anderson, her husband Jerome, who died July 11, 2005, her son Larry, four brothers, and four sisters.
A Special Thank you to Rozella's doctor; Dr. Nina Schwenk, and Mayo Hospice.
Memorials are suggested to St. Luke Lutheran Church of Goodhue, the American Heart Association, or Mayo Clinic Hospice.
Friends may share a memory at www.mahnfamilyfuneralhome.com.
Visitation
JAN 2. 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (CST)
St. Luke Lutheran Church308 1st Avenue
Goodhue, MN 55027
Memorial Service held at Queen of Heaven in Mesa, Arizona
JAN 2. 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (CST)
St. Luke Lutheran Church308 1st Avenue
Goodhue, MN 55027
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