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- [S927] Obituary.
Rose Kary, 91, Bismarck, formerly of Mandan, died March 15, 2012, at St. Vincent Care Center in Bismarck. Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 20, at Christ the King Catholic Church, Mandan, with the Rev. Albert Leary as celebrant. Burial will be at the Mandan Union Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 3:30 to 9 p.m. Monday at Weigel Funeral Home, Mandan. There will be a Women of the Moose ritual at 6:30 p.m. and a combined Catholic Daughter and Christian Mothers rosary and parish vigil at 7 p.m. at Weigel Funeral Home. There will be no visitation at the church on Tuesday.
Rose was born on Nov. 15, 1920, in Judson, the daughter of Peter and Mathilda (Kautzman) Hopfauf. She married Ralph Kary on May 16, 1939. She and Ralph farmed and ranched west of Mandan for many years. Together they raised six children. After their family was grown, Rose worked as a housekeeper. She worked for Dr. John and Tani Keaveny for 21 years. She developed a very close relationship with them and was like a grandmother to their children.
Rose was a hard worker and also a fun loving person. Even after a long day at work she never wanted to miss a dance or a card game. She belonged to the same card club for 34 years. She also belonged to Catholic Daughters, Christian Mothers, Santa Maria Verein, and Eagles Auxiliary, Women of the Moose, Elks Auxiliary and KC Ladies. Rose was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and she was very proud of her family. She loved to entertain. She was a great cook and could prepare a meal for company with little notice. She was a very friendly person. She loved to visit with people. She could easily strike up a conversation with a stranger and once she met you she wouldn’t forget you. She had the best memory. She remembered names and dates like no other. She knew the birth dates of almost all her nieces and nephews and she could tell you the phone numbers of all her family and friends.
Rose loved her church. She attended mass and Rosary daily. She always remembered her loved ones in her prayers. She liked to keep up with the news and she read the newspaper every day.
Rose will be deeply missed by her sons and daughters-in-law, Larry (Jeri), Arizona, LeRoy (Shirley), Bismarck, Marv (Edie), Mandan and Ken, Mississippi; her daughters and sons-in-law, Marie (Robert) Gargiulo, New York, and Margie (Joe) Markel, Mandan; her grandchildren, Jason Kary (Jennifer), Mandan, Debbie (Bill) Crawford, Arizona, Kim (Mark) Moleworth, Pam Berg (Scott), Amanda (Matt) Perry, Shawn Markel all of Bismarck, Keith Kary (Deanna), Minnesota, and Becky (Chris) Serio, West Fargo; her great-grandchildren, Brittany (Jack) Schlosser, Mandan, Michael Berg, Bismarck, Gianna and Kaelyn Serio, West Fargo; her brother, John Hopfauf; her sisters and brothers-in-law, Katie Sturn, and Eleanor (Leo) Wetsch, both of Mandan, Monica Luciano, California, and Marlene (David) Sautner, Bismarck; her sisters-in-law, Verna Kary and Frances Geiger and Rose Hopfauf, Mandan, Lillian Kary and Frances Kary, Bismarck and Luella Kary, Minot; and many nieces and nephews.
Rose was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Ralph; her brothers, Emil, Nick, Ralph and Pete Hopfauf; her sister and brothers-in-law, Maggie (Peter) Markel, John Sturn, and Frank Luciano; her brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Tony (Pauline) Kary, Al (Ann) Kary, Rose (Leo) Dinius, John Kary, George Kary, Harry (Rose) Kary, Jack Kary, Matt Kary, and Monica (Tony) Boehm.
Rose was a special lady; she will be greatly missed by her family and friends.
The family would like to thank St. Vincent Care Center for the care given to her the last five years.
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1920 - 2012 (91 years)