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Rosemary McKinstry
ROSEMARY MCKINSTRY
Newton
Rosemary Stroud McKinstry, 82, the daughter of J.D. and Catharine (Canny) Stroud, was born April 16, 1931, in Ottumwa, Iowa. Rose-mary died Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, at Park Centre Health Care in Newton.
Those left to honor Rosemary's memory include her husband, James Wilson McKinstry of Newton; and her children, Theresa Bailey, Curtis Shipley, Christine Atwood and
Carrie Eck.
A Funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Newton. The family will greet friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Friday at the church, with a public vigil service at 8 p.m.
Memorials may be designated in Rosemary's name to St. Jude Children's Hospital and may be left at the church or at Pence-Reese Funeral Home in Newton.
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