CZaplewski Family Funeral Home
Rosann Lucille Yurcek, age 88, of Kasson, died on Saturday, December 21, at Prairie Meadows Senior Living in Kasson.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December 28, 2019 at Holy Family Catholic Church, 1904 Mantorville Ave in Kasson, MN with Father John Lasuba as celebrant.
Visitation will be at Czaplewski Family Funeral Home, 801 7th St SE in Kasson on Friday, December 27, 2019 from 4:00 -7:00 p.m. Visitation will continue at the Church one hour before services on Saturday.
Burial will follow at St. Margaret's Catholic Cemetery at Mantorville.
The family prefers memorials to Alzheimer's Association Prairie Meadows Senior Living, and/or St Croix Hospice in lieu of flowers.
Rosann Lucille was born in St Paul, MN on September 7, 1931, the daughter of J Rudy and Marie Agnes (Anfang) Hoffmann. Rosann's family moved to Redwood Falls and then back to St Paul in her early years. She graduated from St Joseph's Academy in 1949. She graduated from the College of St Catherine in St Paul with a Biology degree and St Joseph's School of Nursing in St Paul with a BSN degree in 1953. On September 6, 1954, she was united in marriage to Robert H Yurcek. The couple made their home in Sherburn MN where Rosann raised her family along with working as a Registered Nurse at the Trimont Nursing Home and then at the Fairmont Community Hospital, retiring from Nursing in 1994. She was a compassionate and caring Nurse, always striving to provide the best possible care for and to meet the needs of her patients. Following her retirement as a Nurse she embarked on a second "career" as Office Manager for her son's CPA Practice in Madelia. They moved to their home in Kasson in 2007.
Her Catholic Faith was very important to her throughout her life. In her later years she attended daily Mass with her husband. She enjoyed crafting and bestowed upon her children and grandchildren many homemade Christmas ornaments which are a cherished reminder of her love for them. She loved traveling to visit her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren and was able to enjoy a number of special vacations over the years.
She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Robert H Yurcek Sr. of Kasson, her 5 children: Robert H (Linda) Yurcek Jr of Madelia, MN, James J (Ann) Yurcek of Lancaster, WI, Catherine A Schultz (Mark Johnson) of Rochester, Diane M (Tom) McBride of Mantorville and Carol J (Allyn) Forsyth of San Diego, CA, 20 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren, sisters-in-law Rosalind Hoffmann of Maitland, FL, Mary Beth Hoffmann of Arlington, TX, brother and sister-in-law Charles J and Judy Yurcek of Hood River, OR, and by many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, sister Marie (Mitzi) Stevens, brothers Russ Hoffmann and Joe Hoffmann, brothers-in-law Glenn Stevens and John J Yurcek, sisters-in-law Anacleta Seifert, Elizabeth Yurcek, Janet Kaysen and Rita Corradi, parents-in-law John F & Anna Yurcek and nieces and nephews.
To share a special memory or condolence please visit www.czaplewskifuneralhomes.com, Czaplewski Family Funeral Homes, 801 7th St SE Kasson, MN 55944 (507)634-6510.
Blessed be her memory.
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