ROOK, RITA ROSE (KEMPF), died peacefully with her husband and children by her side on Sunday, March 16, 2008 at Baptist East Hospital.
Rita was born on July 17, 1922, the daughter of the late Mike and Marie Kempf. She grew up in Louisville attending St. Theresa School and Ursuline Academy. She met the love of her life, Bob, at her senior prom. After giving her a ring, Bob went off to Europe to serve for three years as a captain in the army. Rita wrote Bob daily keeping him informed on what was happening in Louisville. They were married three weeks after he returned at the end of the war and just celebrated their 62nd anniversary in February.
Rita was first and foremost a devoted wife, loving mother and homemaker. She was a charter member of St. Gabriel Church, the founder of Girl Scout Troop 155, a founding member of the St. Gabriel Quilters, past president of the Fern Creek Women's Club and St. Gabriel Altar Society.
She is survived by her loving husband, three children, four grandchildren, one great-grandchild, two sisters, a brother, and sister-in-law.
Rita's funeral Mass is 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Gabriel Church, 5505 Bardstown Road. Visitation is 2-8 p.m. Tuesday at Fern Creek Funeral Home, 5406 Bardstown Road. Burial will follow the funeral Mass at Calvary Cemetery. Donations in memory of Rita may be made to St. Gabriel School.
Published in The Courier-Journal from Mar. 17 to Mar. 18, 2008
Rita was born on July 17, 1922, the daughter of the late Mike and Marie Kempf. She grew up in Louisville attending St. Theresa School and Ursuline Academy. She met the love of her life, Bob, at her senior prom. After giving her a ring, Bob went off to Europe to serve for three years as a captain in the army. Rita wrote Bob daily keeping him informed on what was happening in Louisville. They were married three weeks after he returned at the end of the war and just celebrated their 62nd anniversary in February.
Rita was first and foremost a devoted wife, loving mother and homemaker. She was a charter member of St. Gabriel Church, the founder of Girl Scout Troop 155, a founding member of the St. Gabriel Quilters, past president of the Fern Creek Women's Club and St. Gabriel Altar Society.
She is survived by her loving husband, three children, four grandchildren, one great-grandchild, two sisters, a brother, and sister-in-law.
Rita's funeral Mass is 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Gabriel Church, 5505 Bardstown Road. Visitation is 2-8 p.m. Tuesday at Fern Creek Funeral Home, 5406 Bardstown Road. Burial will follow the funeral Mass at Calvary Cemetery. Donations in memory of Rita may be made to St. Gabriel School.
Published in The Courier-Journal from Mar. 17 to Mar. 18, 2008
ROOK, RITA ROSE (KEMPF), died peacefully with her husband and children by her side on Sunday, March 16, 2008 at Baptist East Hospital.
Rita was born on July 17, 1922, the daughter of the late Mike and Marie Kempf. She grew up in Louisville attending St. Theresa School and Ursuline Academy. She met the love of her life, Bob, at her senior prom. After giving her a ring, Bob went off to Europe to serve for three years as a captain in the army. Rita wrote Bob daily keeping him informed on what was happening in Louisville. They were married three weeks after he returned at the end of the war and just celebrated their 62nd anniversary in February.
Rita was first and foremost a devoted wife, loving mother and homemaker. She was a charter member of St. Gabriel Church, the founder of Girl Scout Troop 155, a founding member of the St. Gabriel Quilters, past president of the Fern Creek Women's Club and St. Gabriel Altar Society.
She is survived by her loving husband, three children, four grandchildren, one great-grandchild, two sisters, a brother, and sister-in-law.
Rita's funeral Mass is 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Gabriel Church, 5505 Bardstown Road. Visitation is 2-8 p.m. Tuesday at Fern Creek Funeral Home, 5406 Bardstown Road. Burial will follow the funeral Mass at Calvary Cemetery. Donations in memory of Rita may be made to St. Gabriel School.
Published in The Courier-Journal from Mar. 17 to Mar. 18, 2008
Rita was born on July 17, 1922, the daughter of the late Mike and Marie Kempf. She grew up in Louisville attending St. Theresa School and Ursuline Academy. She met the love of her life, Bob, at her senior prom. After giving her a ring, Bob went off to Europe to serve for three years as a captain in the army. Rita wrote Bob daily keeping him informed on what was happening in Louisville. They were married three weeks after he returned at the end of the war and just celebrated their 62nd anniversary in February.
Rita was first and foremost a devoted wife, loving mother and homemaker. She was a charter member of St. Gabriel Church, the founder of Girl Scout Troop 155, a founding member of the St. Gabriel Quilters, past president of the Fern Creek Women's Club and St. Gabriel Altar Society.
She is survived by her loving husband, three children, four grandchildren, one great-grandchild, two sisters, a brother, and sister-in-law.
Rita's funeral Mass is 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Gabriel Church, 5505 Bardstown Road. Visitation is 2-8 p.m. Tuesday at Fern Creek Funeral Home, 5406 Bardstown Road. Burial will follow the funeral Mass at Calvary Cemetery. Donations in memory of Rita may be made to St. Gabriel School.
Published in The Courier-Journal from Mar. 17 to Mar. 18, 2008
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