Rosella Dietzen

Rosella (Rose) Dietzen, age 95, passed away peacefully with her loving family at her side on Friday, January 27, 2017. Rose was born on December 23, 1921 to the late Martin and Mary (Vanderloop) Evers in the Town of Vandenbroek, Wisconsin. Rose married Joseph Dietzen on May 28, 1960 at Holy Name Parish in Kimberly. Rose's primary focus in life was her family. She was a dedicated wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She was a devout Catholic and member of Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Kimberly. She enjoyed counted cross stitch, golfing, bowling, her many pontoon boat rides on Rosie's raft at the family cottage on Robert's Lake, building puzzles, and playing cards with family and friends.

Rose will be sadly missed by her loving husband of 56 years: Joseph Dietzen; seven children: Diane (Tom) Borree of Florida; Eunice (John) Plutz of Kaukauna; Joann (Mike) Hopfensperger of Darboy; Mary (Dan) Gould of Texas; Jim (Sue Schwenn) Dietzen of Mount Horeb; Terry (Teri Heenan) Dietzen of Little Chute; and Steve (Kelly Hietpas) Dietzen of Menasha. Her grandchildren are: Kimberly (David) Rubin; Mark (Jeanette) Plutz; Annette (Brett) Murawski; Shelly (Barry) VanDaalwyk; Barb (Luke) Hoffman; Nathan (Elisha) Gould; Ryan (Jessica) Gould; Luke Dietzen; Whitney (Luke) Heenan; and Claire Dietzen. Her great grandchildren are: Samantha, Emily, Max, Grace, Parker, Paige, Lauren, Lindsey, Marie (Erik), Matthew (Allyssa) and John. She is also survived by a great-great grandchild: Ryker. Rose's brothers and sisters are: Norbert (Helen) Evers, Margaret Christiansen, Jerome (Lois) Evers, Tom (Sue) Evers, Sr. Cecil Evers, and Fr. Len Evers. She is also survived by her in-laws: Mary Dietzen, Earl Wallace, Marvin Dietzen, Donna (Dick) Van Grinsven, Dorothy Evers, Ione Schommer, and Joyce McCann. She is further survived by nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends.

In addition to her parents, Rose was preceded in death by her first husband of thirteen years, Henry De Wildt a grandson: Shane Hopfensperger; her brothers and sisters: Geraldine Theunis, Richard Evers, Jerome Evers, Margaret, Cecilia, Bertilla, and Martha Evers; and her in-laws: Elmer Theunis, Don Christiansen, Ken (Grace) Dietzen, Shirley (Emil) Better, Ron Dietzen, Carla Wallace, Marsha Dietzen, Anna (Sylvester) Vanden Boogard, Joseph, Clementh, Adrian (Catherine) De Wildt, Paul Schommer, and Ron McCann.

The funeral liturgy for Rose will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, February 4, 2017 at Holy Spirit Parish, 600 E. Kimberly Avenue in Kimberly. Fr. Robert Kollath will officiate and Rose's brother, Father Len Evers, will concelebrate. Family and friends are invited to gather at the church on Saturday morning from 9:00 AM until the time of the mass. Interment will be at Holy Name Cemetery at a later date.

The Dietzen family would like to give a special thanks to Whitney Heenan and Cindy Kvam for their compassionate care of Mom. In lieu of flowers a memorial fund has been established in Rose's name.

You're finally HOME Mom…