Rosaline Guenther (nee Schalla)

Obituary

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Rosaline Guenther, our dear mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister, who went to her heavenly home on Tuesday, September 1, 2020 at the age of 93 after surgery and a short illness.

Rosaline was born on September 7, 1926. She is survived by her son, Leonard (Diane), daughters: Elaine (Ed) and Debra (Rick); grandchildren: Corrie (Jean), Jeffrey, Kennan (Kierra), Troy, Melissa (Andrew) and Andrew (Nancy); great-grandchildren: Kaitlynne (Riley), Eric, Brock, Jasmine, Isara, Damien, Destiny, Aiyanna, Victoria and Dante; sisters: Marlene Suderman and Emily (Ben Klassen); brother, William Schalla (Tina) as well as son-in-law, Kemo Hspahic.

Rosaline was predeceased by her parents, John W. Schalla and Nathalie Schalla (Streck), beloved husband, Abe, brothers & sisters-in-law: Elvin Schalla and Henry & Anne Marie Schalla; sisters and brothers-in-law: Alvina & Freddie Freund & Gus Rosner, Helen & Phillip Roy, Mary & Emil Krentz, Pauline & John Reimer and Louise & Jake Falk; nephews: Wayne Freund and Larry Falk; and niece, Lori (Fiebelkorn) Kwasnica.

The private family service will be held on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at Birchwood Funeral Chapel, and will be officiated by Pastor Terry Gudmundson. Please visit the Birchwood website for details on joining the family via live stream.

Donations in memory of Rosaline may be made to St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 465 Henry St, Steinbach, MB R5G 0H1.