Rose Marie Wacha, 89, of Toledo, passed away peacefully, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012, at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama, surrounded by her family. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20, at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama with Father Michael Mescher and Father David Kucera as concelebrants. Interment will follow at Holy Trinity Cemetery in rural Toledo. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with a vigil service at 7 p.m.

Survivors include five children, Duane (Carol) Wacha of Newton, Dennis (Jackie) Wacha of Montour, Diane (Marty) Kucera of Kansas City, Mo., Donna (Craig) Fish of Toledo and Dallas (Shelly) Wacha of Sugar Land, Texas; 12 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; one brother, Raymond (Mary) Zmolek of Perry; one sister, Dorothy Zmolek of Waterloo; and one brother-in-law, Dale Green of Cedar Rapids.

Published in The Gazette Nov. 18, 2012.