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Rosie Longfellow Obituary
GREENVILLE — Rosie Longfellow, 91, of Greenville, Ohio passed away Sunday March 28, 2021, 1:18 a.m., at State of The Heart Care Center, Greenville, Ohio. Born June 6, 1929, in Greenville, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late David and Maybelle Thomas.
Rosie worked as a cook at South and East Schools. She loved dancing, taking dune buggy parades, flower gardening, taking walks and being with her family.
She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Maurice Longfellow, on March 10, 2016, whom she married October 11, 1945; her daughter-in-law, Keitha Longfellow; and her brothers, Frank Thomas and Bill Thomas.
She is survived by her sons, Dan (Vicki) Longfellow, and Terry (Raine) Longfellow; her grandchildren, Chad, Ben (Belinda), Eric (Adrienne) Longfellow, Lisa (Bill) Toomey, and Tara (Nick) Crafton; great-grandchildren, Hali Bevins, Wade and Brina Toomey, Clayton, Illyana, Thor, Remy, Sebastian, Daniel, Bjorn, Maddy, Gavyn, Sam, and Ellie Longfellow, Maddie Doss, Gunner, Aivrey, Hayden, Skylar, Jasper, and Shelby Crafton; great-great-grandchildren, Madelyn and Evelyn.
Services will be held Thursday April 1, 2021, 2 p.m., at Zechar Bailey Funeral Home, Greenville, Ohio with Pastor Todd Reish officiating. Burial will follow in Greenville Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to services Thursday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to State of the Heart Hospice. Condolences for the family may be expressed through www.zecharbailey.com.
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