Rosemary Martha O'Malley
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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She was born April 8, 1929, in Defiance, Ohio, to Cecil and Helen Melton.
She was in the entertainment field for 30 years as a singer in Fort Wayne and Fort Lauderdale. She was a receptionist and hostess at Kosciusko Community Hospital for 18 years, retiring in 2008. She was also the property manager for a hotel in Fort Lauderdale for 12 years. She was a volunteer driver for the Cancer Society.
Surviving are a son, Dennis (and spouse Gwen) Hixson, Overland Park, Kan.; two grandsons, Eric Hixson, Overland Park, and Kevin (and spouse Melinda) Hixson, Centennial, Colo.; two great-granddaughters, Sadie and Julia, Centennial; and two sisters-in-law, Marjorie and Charlotte Melton; and their six children. She was preceded in death by two daughters, Dianne Kennedy and Pam Coppett; three brothers, Tom, Tim and John; three sisters, Eileen, Ceil and Madeline; and her parents.
A mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Warsaw, with Father Fernando Jimenez officiating.
Calling is be from 9:15 a.m. until the time of mass.
McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, 2290 Provident Court, Warsaw, is in charge of arrangements.
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Memorials be made to the American Cancer Society, 5635 W. 96th St., Indianapolis, IN 46278.
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She was born April 8, 1929, in Defiance, Ohio, to Cecil and Helen Melton.
She was in the entertainment field for 30 years as a singer in Fort Wayne and Fort Lauderdale. She was a receptionist and hostess at Kosciusko Community Hospital for 18 years, retiring in 2008. She was also the property manager for a hotel in Fort Lauderdale for 12 years. She was a volunteer driver for the Cancer Society.
Surviving are a son, Dennis (and spouse Gwen) Hixson, Overland Park, Kan.; two grandsons, Eric Hixson, Overland Park, and Kevin (and spouse Melinda) Hixson, Centennial, Colo.; two great-granddaughters, Sadie and Julia, Centennial; and two sisters-in-law, Marjorie and Charlotte Melton; and their six children. She was preceded in death by two daughters, Dianne Kennedy and Pam Coppett; three brothers, Tom, Tim and John; three sisters, Eileen, Ceil and Madeline; and her parents.
A mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Warsaw, with Father Fernando Jimenez officiating.
Calling is be from 9:15 a.m. until the time of mass.
McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, 2290 Provident Court, Warsaw, is in charge of arrangements.
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Memorials be made to the American Cancer Society, 5635 W. 96th St., Indianapolis, IN 46278.
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