Nemmers, Rosemary

Rosemary Nemmers, 88, of Washington, Iowa, died Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012, at the Halcyon House in Washington following a short illness. Private family interment will take place at Elm Grove Cemetery at a later date. The Jones & Eden Funeral Home is assisting with arrangements.

Rosemary was born July 9, 1924, in Mason City, Iowa, the daughter of Harry Miller and Lillian Patricia (Newman) Ehred. She attended Carleton College in St. Olaf, Minn., and then attended the University of Iowa in Iowa City. On Aug. 30, 1945, Rosemary was united in marriage to Gerald Nemmers in Forest City, Iowa. She has resided in Washington since 1948 and has wintered in Fort Myers, Fla., since 1987.

Rosemary was a member of St. James Catholic Church in Washington. She was an active member of both the Washington Golf and Country Club and the Hideaway Country Club, having won numerous club tournaments.

She is survived by four sons, Dr. Stephen Nemmers and wife Veronica of Milton, Mass., Mark Nemmers and wife LaVonne of Washington, Iowa, Todd Nemmers of Belle Plaine, and Matthew Nemmers and wife Gail of Fort Myers Beach, Fla.; one daughter, Dedra Anderson and husband Merrill of Englewood, Colo.; 11 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and one sister, Eileen Goplerud of Iowa City.

Rosemary was preceded in death by her parents, Harry Ehred D.D.S. and Lillian Ehred; husband, Dr. Gerald Nemmers in 2004; and one brother-in-law, Dr. C.P. “Pete” Goplerud.

Online condolences may be sent for Rosemary's family through the Web at www.jonesfh.com.

Published Nov. 24, 2012 in The Gazette