Rose Marie Kroboth

Rose Marie A. Kroboth
Rose Marie A. Kroboth, 83, of Lower Macungie Twp., passed away peacefully on Saturday evening, June 16, 2012, at home surrounded by all that she loved. The wife of Frank P. Kroboth for 62 years, she was born in Allentown to the late John and Olga (Albientz) McGinley. Rose Marie was a member of St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church, Orefield, where she was affiliated with many activities of the Parish. A graduate of Allentown Central Catholic High School in 1946, she attained her nursing diploma from Sacred Heart Hospital School of Nursing in 1949. Her career found her caring for patients at Sacred Heart Hospital, Atlantic City Medical Center, and Methodist Hospital in Philadelphia. A seasoned traveler, she ran group trips all over the world, and later enjoyed volunteering at the St. Joseph Womens Guild, The Phoebe Home, and was a skilled candy maker. Survivors: Alongside husband, Frank; daughters, Rosemary McGuiness of Phillipsburg, NJ, and Francine Miranda and husband Sam of North Whitehall; son, Barry Kroboth and wife Christy (Wheeler) of Woodbridge, VA; grandchildren, Matthew McGuiness and wife Kristin, Christopher Kroboth and wife Brittany, Andrew Miranda and wife Amanda, and Patrick Kroboth and fiancee Caitlyn Bishop; great grandchild, Reese Kroboth; brother, John E. Jack McGinley of Allentown; nieces, nephews and their families; predeceased by son, in law George McGuiness in 2007; and brother, Bernard McGinley in 2005. Services: Her Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Thursday June 21, 2012 in St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church, 1879 Applewood Dr. Orefield, PA with Rev. Msgr. Robert J. Wargo as the Celebrant. Her viewings will be 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday in the Gilbert Funeral Home, 444 Pershing Blvd., Whitehall, located one block south of the Fullerton Ave. exit of Route 22, and from 10 to 10:45 a.m. Thursday in the Church. Interment will follow in Resurrection Cemetery, Upper Macungie Twp. Contributions: Are strongly suggested to the Lehigh Valley Health Network Division of Neurosciences, PO Box 689, Allentown, PA 18105, Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network Neurosciences Division, 543 St. John St., Allentown, PA 18103, or the Carmelite Nuns of Allentown, 3551 Lanark Rd., Coopersburg, PA 18036.