Rose A. Kastner

Rose A. Kastner Grand Ledge Rose A. Kastner, 99, died peacefully on April 13, 2010. She was born in the farming-ranching community of Glen Ullin, ND, daughter of the late John and Theresa Schirado and the 2nd oldest of 12 children. Rose married Nick Kastner in 1932 and they moved to Lansing, MI in 1934, where they became longstanding members of the St. Casimir Church. She was a member of the Altar Society and the Lansing Catholic Women's Guild. She enjoyed traveling with her husband of 52 years, dancing, listening to music, playing volleyball, gardening, playing cards and visiting with family and friends. She worked in local food service and retired as a supervisor from the MSU Laundry Service. Rose was preceded in death by her husband Nick in 1984 and her son Gerald in 2000; also her brothers Joseph, William, Carl, Victor, Leo, John, Ervin, Ernest and George, and brother-in-law Urban Wehri, and sisters-in-law, Bessie Rhodenbaugh and Helen Schirado. She is survived by daughters Margean (Roy Tamashiro) Kastner of St. Louis, MO, Sharon Beers of Grand Ledge and by Gordon Beers of Lansing; sister Eleanor Wehri of Glenn Ullin, ND, and brother Nick (Vivian) Schirado of Bismark, ND; sisters-in-law Joyce Velasquez of Lansing, Eva Schirado of Richland, WA, and Eunice Schirado of Glen Ullin, ND; six grandchildren: Suzanne, John (Susan), Mark, Theresa (Dean), Nancy, and Christine; 12 great-grandchildren: Joshua, Tara, Aaron (Ashley), Heather, Kiley, Ethan, Josie, Amelia, Thomas, Maura, Rachel and Alex; one great great-grandson Aajay, and many nieces, nephews and dear friends. The family would like to thank her special caregivers Barbara and Joseph Frazier and all the staff of Fairview AFC, and Great Lakes Hospice for their kind attention and loving care. The Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, April 17, 2010 - 11:00 a.m. at St. Michael Catholic Church, 345 Edwards St., Grand Ledge, MI, with Fr. James Eisele as celebrant. The funeral luncheon will immediately follow. Interment will be at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Lansing. The family will receive friends at the Peters & Murray Funeral Home, 301 E. Jefferson St., Grand Ledge on Friday, April 16, 2010 from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. and one hour before the funeral at the church. Vigil services will be prayed at the funeral home Friday evening beginning at 7:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Dioceses of Lansing Outreach Mass, c/o Faith Catholic, Attn: Michael Diebold, 1500 E. Saginaw, Lansing, MI 48906 or Eaton Community Hospice, 2675 S. Cochran, MI 48813 or a charity of your choice. Online condolences may be made at www.petersandmurrayfuneralhome.com.