Rose Marie (Fox) Berhenke (1932 - 2020)

Born 21 May 1932 in Cameron, Warren, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Donald Edward Berhenke — married 5 May 1951 in Moline, Rock Island, Illinois, United States

Died 2 Jun 2020 at age 88 in Moline, Rock Island, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Rose was born in 1932. She was the daughter of William Fox and Lillian Higham. She passed away in 2020.

Obituary

The Dispatch, Moline, Illinois, Thu June 4, 2020, Page A4^[1]

MOLINE - Rose Marie Berhenke, 88, of Moline was called home to heaven on June 2, 2020. She passed in her home surrounded by her beloved family.

Location of internment is at Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline, with a private burial service.

Rose was born May 21, 1932 in Cameron, Ill., the daughter of William and Lillian (Higham) Fox.

She was married for 45 years to Donald Berhenke, who passed in 1996.

She retired from the Moline School District in 1998. She was a lifelong member of the Faith Evangelical Free Church and faithful servant. She was involved in White Cross International Ministries, the Awana International Organization, Shoebox Ministries and many other outreach programs.

In 1989 she received the Individual Quad Cities Volunteer of the Year award from United Way. She was a Girl Scout organizer for 10 years and a leader for 17 years. She was a Boy Scout leader for 12 year. She was a recipient of server local PTA honors; PTA Scroll; Book of Recognition, and she received the Life Membership Award. She was a past member of the Izak Walton League, loved nature, animals, gardening, painting, sewing, reading, playing cards and working puzzles. Her favorite pastime was watching "Little House on the Prairie."

She was a caregiver for many people; a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend.

Her family meant the world to her, and those left to cherish and honor her memory are <private>.

Predeceased by her parents, husband and sister, Catherine Havens.

Sources

1. ↑ Obituary on Newspapers.com

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