Rosemary Ruppel

Rosemary Ruppel, age 92 of Oshkosh, passed away on Thursday August 1, 2019 at Park View Health Center. Rosemary was born in Shiocton on August 22, 1926, a daughter to Clement and Anna (Koss) Lisbeth.
She was a graduate of Mercy School of Nursing, class of 1948. Rosemary belonged to the Alumni Association, the American Nurses Association, and the Wisconsin State Nursing Association.
Rosemary married Arden Ruppel on October 9, 1948 in Oshkosh. He preceded her in death on November 16, 2004.
She worked as a visiting nurse and was a member of St. Raphael Catholic Church. Rosemary was a camp fire group leader, as well as a poll worker. She enjoyed flower gardening, traveling, cross stitching, and feeding the songbirds, especially finches and chickadees.
Rosemary is survived by her son, Garry “Fred” (Sherry) Ruppel; daughters, Sue Ruppel and Peggy (Terry) McNinch; Brother Robert Lisbeth, and grandchildren, Ben McNinch and Nicholas Ruppel. She is further survived by many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband Arden Ruppel, brother Clement Jr., sisters, Margaret Drexler and Dorothy Egan and grandson, Jason McNinch.
A funeral service for Rosemary will be held at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at St. Raphael the Archangel Catholic Church, 830 S Westhaven Dr. with Fr. Tom Long officiating. Visitation will be held at the church from 3:00 p.m. until the time of the service. Entombment will take place at Lake View Memorial Park.
Thank you to the staff at Park View Health Center, especially Kayleigh, Sarah and Anne. Your kindness and compassion will never be forgotten.