Garvey, Mary Rose

1932 - 2005  (73 years)    Has 16 ancestors and 10 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Garvey, Mary Rose
  Born	12 Mar 1932	Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	28 Aug 2005	Midland, Midland, Michigan, USA
  Obituary	31 Aug 2005
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Hopfensperger, Mary RoseMary Rose Ellen (Garvey) Hopfensperger breathes easily today. At the a ge of 73, the longtime Midland, MI resident passed away Sunday, August 2 8, 2005, at home with family hovering about.She was born at the family farm house in Freedom, WI, on March 12, 1932, t he younger daughter of John E. and Margaret (Nies) Garvey. The valedictori an of Freedom High School’s class of 1950, which graduated 19 students, ma rried James F. Hopfensperger on September 7, 1950, at St. Nicholas Chur ch in Freedom, WI. The couple moved to Midland, MI in 1954 when Jim accept ed a teaching position with the Midland Public Schools.Mary Rose worked from home running a household of ten children and return ed to college as a mother of nine, earning a bachelor’s degree in educati on from Central Michigan University. She was also the co-owner and backbo ne of the family’s business, Hopfensperger Art Studios. An active memb er of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Queen of Angels Fraternity of t he Secular Franciscans, and various other church and community organizatio ns, Mary Rose was a devoted friend and always ready to lend a hand wh en a task needed to be done. She was happiest when helping others.She had a smile that could light up a room and a voice that sung like a bi rd. Her laughter, especially in conjunction with that of her sister Elle n, was incredibly contagious the giggling Garvey girls were somethi ng to behold. Her skills, efforts and strength seemed limitless. She abid ed by her dad’s words, “Honest work is worship and to labor is to pray .” A woman of great spirit, she was praying in every sense of the word eve ry hour of every day.Mary Rose will be greatly missed by her husband of nearly 55 years, Jame s, and her children and their spouses: John and Rita Hopfensperger of Midl and; Joan Most of Midland; Jeannine Hopfensperger and Thomas Teal of Chesa ning; James A. Hopfensperger and Jane Maddox of Kalamazoo; Jay and Nicho le Hopfensperger of Appleton, WI; Jed Hopfensperger of Midland; Matt Hopfe nsperger and Sian Kwa of Chapel Hill, N.C.; Mary and Brian Rhame of Cincin nati, Ohio; Mona and Thomas Priest of Box Elder, S.D.; and Marie Hopfenspe rger and Jeffrey Burdick of Chesaning.She is also survived by 11 grandchil dren: Jessica (Galen) Westman, Juliana Teal, Josiah Most, Gabrielle Pries t, John and Jennifer Hopfensperger, Katherine and LiEllen Rhame, Liam Hopf ensperger, and Jeremy and Noah Hopfensperger; as well as her sister, Ell en Reimer of Freedom, WI; and a brother-in-law, Robert Hopfensperger of O ak Lawn, Ill.Mary Rose was preceded by her parents: John E. and Margaret (Nies) Garve y, and three brothers-in-law: George and Leo Hopfensperger, and Frank E. R eimer.Visitation will take place Wednesday from 2-4 p.m. and 6-7:30 p.m., wi th a wake service beginning at 7:30 p.m. The Secular Franciscans will ho ld a special service at 9:45 a.m. Thursday at Blessed Sacrament Catholic C hurch, with a funeral mass to follow at 11 a.m.Cremation will take place and Mary Rose’s ashes will be placed near the st atue of St. Francis in New Calvary Cemetery, Midland, MI at a later date.Donations may be made in her honor to Habitat for Humanity or the Coaliti on for Pulmonary Fibrosis. Arrangements have been entrusted to the ca re of Ware-Smith-Woolever Funeral Home, Midland, MI.
  Person ID	I90934	1FamilyTree | DougDietzen123958
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Garvey, John Evin,   b. 19 Sep 1888, Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 24 Dec 1973  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Nies, Margaret,   b. 17 Jan 1904, Morrison, Brown, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 26 Dec 1983  (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F29505	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hopfensperger, James F.
  Children	1. Hopfensperger, John   2. Hopfensperger, Joan   3. Hopfensperger, Jeannine   4. Hopfensperger, James   5. Hopfensperger, Jay   6. Hopfensperger, Jed   7. Hopfensperger, Matt   8. Hopfensperger, Mary   9. Hopfensperger, Mona   10. Hopfensperger, Marie
  Last Modified	1 May 2010
  Family ID	F29506	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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