Rosalie J. Kail

Rosalie J. Kail
January 14, 1938 – January 8, 2025
Rosalie Jane Kail, née Schuchart was called home on January 8, 2025, at the age of 86. She was born January 14, 1938 in San Antonio, Texas to Archie and Helen Schuchart.
Rosalie received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from The University of the Incarnate Word before serving her country in the U.S. Air Force Nurse Corps. She married Maj. Joseph Andrew Kail in 1963. Rosalie will be remembered as a devoted wife and mother, loyal friend and compassionate caregiver both in her professional life and for her beloved family.
Rosalie was a faithful Catholic who dedicated herself to improving her community and guiding her family for the glory of God. She loved reading and was a life-long learner who was interested in the stories and experiences of others. She enjoyed gardening, playing cards and dominos, and traveling.
She is preceded in death by her husband Maj. Joseph Andrew Kail, son Konrad Kail III, and brother-in-law Gerald Nickel.
Survivors include: her brother Jerome (Patsy) Schuchart and sister Helen Marie (Gerald) Nickel; children, Barbara Kail, Julie Jones, Joe Kail, Twilah Munk, Taryn Kail, and Tauna Wiltz; grandchildren, Jaimie Snipes, Konner Kail, Tanner Kail, Jon Kail, Mike Godfrey, Renee Palmer, Carlos Villalobos, Trinity Wiltz, and Doron Wiltz; great-grandchildren, Gavin Snipes, Macie Snipes, Miller Snipes, Landon Godfrey, and Andrew Wiltz.
Private services for immediate family with military honors will be held at Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery. The family invites you to send a donation in lieu of flowers to the San Antonio Food Bank.
When I Must Leave You
When I must leave you
for a little while
Please do not grieve
and shed wild tears
and hug your sorrow
to you through the years
Start out bravely
with a gallant smile
and for my sake
and in my name,
live on and do
all things the same
Feed not your loneliness
on empty days,
but fill each waking hour
in useful ways
Reach out your hand
in comfort and cheer,
and I in turn
will comfort you
and hold you near
Never, never
be afraid to die,
For I am waiting
for you in the sky!
Comfort for Those Who Mourn
So many people imagine death cruelly separates us from loved ones. Even pious people are led to believe this great and sad mistake. When our loved ones die, they do not leave us. They remain. They do not go on to some dark and distant place. They simply begin their eternity. We do not see them because we are still in the darkness of the world. But their spiritual eyes, filled with the light of heaven, are always watching us as they wait for the day when we shall share their perfect joy. We are all born for heaven and one by one we end this life of tears to begin our life of love in endless happiness.
I have often reflected upon this beautiful truth and found it the greatest and surest comfort in time of mourning. A firm faith in the real and continued presence of our loved ones has brought the conviction and consolation that death has not destroyed them, nor carried them away. Rather it has given them life! A life with power to know fully and to love perfectly. With this new life and new power our loved ones are always present to us, knowing and loving us more than ever before. The tears that dampen eyes in the time of mourning are tears of homesickness, tears of longing for our loved ones. But it is we who are away from home, not they. Death has been for them a doorway to an eternal home. And only because this heavenly home is invisible to our worldly eyes, we cannot see them so near us. Yet, they are with us, lovingly and tenderly waiting for the day when we, too, will enter the doorway of our eternal home. No death is not a separation. It is a preparation for the eternal union with those we love, in the peace and joy of heaven.