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Walker-Eastman-Heydinger Funeral Home
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Norwalk, OH 44857
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Rosemary E. Wise

Rosemary E. Wise, 87, passed away on Sunday, June 28, 2015 in Otterbein North Shore in Lakeside, Ohio.

She was born on January 7, 1928 to the late Herman and Josephine (Zimmerman) Seitz, in Norwalk, Ohio, and was a 1945 graduate of Norwalk High School.

Rosemary was a member of the St. Paul's Catholic Church, Women of St. Paul, Firelands Post #2743 Auxiliary, Norwalk, Ohio, and the Kingwood Center Society, Mansfield, Ohio. She enjoyed working outdoors in her lawn and flower beds, and riding bicycle. She was an avid sports fan with a special interest in the Ohio State Buckeyes. Rosemary especially enjoyed visiting with family and friends, and playing with her grandchildren, and great grandchildren.

She is survived by her daughters, Terry (Jed) Bohn, of Mission Viejo, California, Susan (James) Graves, of Norwalk, Ohio, Karen Wise and partner, Michelle Kokinda, of Catawba Island, Ohio, by her grandchildren, Tiffany Graves (Doyle Hales), Betsy (Joe) Graves-Pertner, Christopher Bohn, and Erin Bohn, by her great grandchildren, Collin, Thomas, Sophia, Henry, and Amelia Pertner, Aiden Graves, and a baby boy on the way. She is also survived by sisters in law, Pat Seitz and Margaret Seitz.

Rosemary is preceded in death by her husband, Wilbur F. Wise in 1975, by her brothers, Richard (Dick) Seitz, James Seitz, and Robert Seitz, by her sisters, Betty Seitz, Evelynn McGuckin, and Barbara Jameson.

Friends may call on Thursday, July 2, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in Walker Funeral Home, 98 W. Main St. Norwalk, Ohio 44857. Mass of Christian burial will be held on Friday, July, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. in St. Paul Catholic Church, 91 East Main Street, Norwalk, Ohio. Msgr. Kenneth Morman will officiate. Interment will be in St. Paul Cemetery.

Memorial Contributions may be made to Stein Hospice Service, 1200 Sycamore Line, Sandusky, Ohio 44870, or to St. Paul's Girls Athletic Programs, C/O St. Paul High School, 93 East Main Street, Norwalk, Ohio 44857.

Online condolences may be made by going to www.edwalkerfuneralhome.com.