Rosalyn Ann Schonhoff

Rosalyn Ann Schonhoff obituary, Galena, IL

Rosalyn Ann Schonhoff

Rosalyn Ann Schonhoff Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Sep. 17, 2025.
Rosalyn Ann Schonhoff, 101, of Galena, IL, passed away Monday, September 15, 2025, at Midwest Senior Care Center in Galena. A private funeral mass will be held at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Galena. The burial will follow in the church cemetery. The Furlong Funeral Chapel in Galena is assisting the family. She was born March 16, 1924, in Hazel Green, WI, the daughter of Frank and Rose (Wiegman) Pinch. She was united in marriage to Urban Schonhoff on June 13, 1945, at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, Hazel Green. He preceded her in death on July 22, 2007. Rosalyn worked at the Eaton Corporation in Hanover, IL, for twenty years until her retirement. She was a homemaker and helped her husband on the family farm. She enjoyed gardening and spending time outdoors. She is survived by her three sons, John (Barb), Terry (Sandy), and Rick Schonhoff (Lisa), one daughter, Connie (Ron) Ehrler, twelve grandchildren, and fourteen great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, a son, Kenneth, three grandchildren, Eric, Alex, and Adam Schonhoff, three brothers, Elmer, Vincent, and Francis, and two sisters, Maria and Lelia. The family wishes to extend a special thank you to the Midwest Senior Care Center and Hospice of Dubuque for their care and compassion these past few years. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.furlongfuneralchapel.com

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