Submitted by
Barbara (Caddell) Fox
Waco Tribune-Herald
Waco, Texas
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Page 2-B
Rosie "Rose" Jackson
December 31, 1924 - February 19, 2009
Rosie “Rose” Jackson went to be with the
Lord, leaving the arms of her family at her home in Otto, Texas, in the early
morning hours of Thursday, Feb. 19, 2009. She carried on a brave fight
against cancer and passed away very peacefully. Funeral services will be
2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, at Lake Shore Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will
follow at St. John’s Cemetery in Otto. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 21, at Lake Shore Funeral Home, 5201 Steinbeck Bend in Waco.
Rosie gave life to her first child, a son, Michael W.
McFerrin who resides in California. He has a special relationship with
his Mother whom he took care of and provided for from his days at Temple High
School all throughout her life, and still today. Mike visited and called
her regularly, making her smile even though he was far away. She was very
proud of his personal and professional accomplishments, as well as his being a
great father to his own daughter, Heather as well as a role model to his
sisters, nieces and nephews. Rosie’s daughter, Donna Lloyd-Lovretovich
resides in California, with her husband Joe, their marriage added four more
grandchildren to the list of Rosie’s family, Mark, Paul, Brynne and Kara, all
reside in California. Donna took great delight in her mom introducing Joe
to Big Red Soda and Rosie’s famous meatloaf. Donna loved sharing her
grandchildren with her mom, and watching their interaction.
Rosie’s last child Sharon (Weeks) Caddell resides in
Otto, Texas, with her husband, Michael. Michael hand delivered Rosie’s mail
everyday and often shared lunch with her, like a mother and son. He never
complained about Rosie being included in his and Sharon’s lives. Sharon
and her mother shared a special relationship developing over her mother’s years
residing next door to she and Michael. They were best friends as well as
mother and daughter. Both during and apart from family visits from the
West Coast, Rosie loved La Fiesta Restaurant and visiting with her sister,
Evelyn, those two being like twins. If one of the “girls” had a doctor’s
appointment, they both went. Sharon had the two of them with her
regularly, just as mom wanted. Sharon and Michael provided round the
clock care for mom for the last seven months of her life, which we all
appreciate more than words can say.
Evelyn Boehme, preceded in death by Buddy Boehme, whom
Rosie adored, now resides in The Woodlands, Texas, and shares her life and time
with Rosie’s baby brother, Walter Engelke and his wife, Elizabeth. Walter
and Liz made sure the “girls” stayed close by providing visits to each
other. Rosie was aunt to two nieces, Anne Engelke of The Woodlands, and
Susan Lewis of Houston, with Susan adding her husband, Keith to the family,
whom Mom adored. Her two nephews, Gene Engelke and Larry Boehme brought
others into Mom’s life, Jannelle and Cindy, their spouses, along with Adam
Engelke, who was like a great-grandson to Mom. Deceased niece, Janice and
her husband, Wade Welch, gave their aunt a special great-nephew, Brian Welch
and wife, Charita and a great-great-nephew, Jarred Welch. Rosie adored
Anne’s daughter, Hannah Lowery, adding her as a great-great-niece.
Another niece, Rita Nering and her son, Jason loved her as well.
Special names besides Mom and Mother followed Rosie
through life, beginning at her birth in Riesel, through Temple and on to Waco
and to her final home in Otto, those being Rose, “Challa,” “Rosealeeta,”
Sis, Aunt Rose and lastly nicknamed, Granny Rosie by her first grandchild,
Heather Elizabeth (McFerrin). Dana who resides with her husband, Mike in
Oregon, along with their four children whom Granny Rosie adored, Kallan Rose,
Javin, Hagan and Coligny. Mom was blessed with a trip planned by her son,
Mike about a year ago to see Heather and her family. She and Heather
picked up right where they left off at Heather’s wedding, once a “Granny Rosie”
always a “Granny Rosie.”
Her second grandchild, J.R. Lloyd of North Carolina,
switched her name to Momo. J.R. introduced his special Annabelle to his
Momo, again Momo loving her like she was her own. J.R. spent his first
weekend with her when he was four months old, they were inseparable.
Next, Lauren Lee Caddell of Austin, added daily light to Momo’s eyes, she lived
the closest to Momo for many years, and while she will miss sharing a future
family with the passing of Momo, she is comforted by knowing that she shared
many great memories with her and that Momo will always be watching her growth
through life as an Angel. Momo was blessed with another granddaughter,
Megan Michelle Lloyd-Colon, who brought Momo an “Army grandson”, her husband,
Sgt. Mauricio Colon of Killeen, who gave Momo yet another name “A Great
American.” Both Megan and Lauren were pampered by Momo rubbing their
foreheads until they would fall asleep. Both girls did this for their
Momo during her last days. Megan and Mauricio have three children,
Austin, Alex and Christopher. Momo played games with Austin, he teaching
her how to “play Army” and the nickname, “Hide-E” from playing hide-n-seek.
Christopher and Alex beamed when they saw her. Alex often asks for Momo,
and Austin has had to learn to share “My Momo.” She loved the movie Babe,
and had her first Starbucks coffee recently. Megan will always cherish the
picture of she and Momo at Megan’s wedding.
Finally, the last is Christopher Lloyd of Santa
Barbara, he played with his Momo as all the others did, and wrote her a
beautiful letter at Christmas, clearly showing a reflection of her outlook on
life, be kind to everyone, and do unto others as you would have them do unto
you.
During Rosie’s life she raised her three children
alone, lastly working at The Waco News Tribune, retiring from Classified Sales
in 1977. She enjoyed occasional visits to the American Legion and VFW for
dancing, going regularly to Church, and playing cards with her family and
shopping with Sharon. Kind and gentle, loved by all, resting in the arms
of the Lord, no more work for her to do on this Earth, and for this, we are all
eternally grateful.
Rosie was preceded in death by her mother and father,
Ewald and Elizabeth (Courtade) Engelke; her brother, Raymond Engelke; and her
beloved niece, Janice Welch.
Pallbearers are J.R. Lloyd, Christopher Lloyd,
accompanied by Austin Lloyd-Colon, standing in the place of his father, Sgt.
Mauricio Colon who is serving his third tour in Iraq, Keith Lewis, Brian Welch,
Jared Welch and Marc Caddell.
Special thanks to Wanda with Visiting Angels and to
Becky and Stacie of Blue Bonnet Hospice. Their love for our Mother came quickly
and we are forever grateful for their care.
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Lake Shore Funeral Home
Rosie Jackson
Born: December 31, 1924
Place of Birth: Riesel, Texas
Death: February 19, 2009
Place of Death: Otto, Texas
Rosie "Rose" Jackson went
to be with the Lord, leaving the arms of her family at her home in Otto, Texas,
in the early morning hours of Thursday, Feb. l9, 2009. She carried on a
brave fight against cancer and passed away very peacefully. Funeral
services will be 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, at Lake Shore Funeral Home Chapel.
Burial will follow at St. John's Cemetery in Otto. Visitation will be 6
to 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, at Lake Shore Funeral Home, 5201 Steinbeck Bend in
Waco.
Rosie gave life to her first child,
a son, Michael W. McFerrin who resides in California. He has a special
relationship with his Mother whom he took care of and provided for from his
days at Temple High School all throughout her life, and still today. Mike
visited and called her regularly, making her smile even though he was far
away. She was very proud of his personal and professional
accomplishments, as well as his being a great father to his own daughter,
Heather as well as a role model to his sisters, nieces and nephews.
Rosie's daughter, Donna Lloyd-Lovretovich resides in California, with her husband
Joe, their marriage added four more grandchildren to the list of Rosie's
family, Mark, Paul, Brynne and Kara, all reside in California. Donna took
great delight in her mom introducing Joe to Big Red Soda and Rosie's famous
meatloaf. Donna loved sharing her grandchildren with her mom, and
watching their interaction.
Rosie's last child Sharon (Weeks)
Caddell resides in Otto, Texas, with her husband, Michael. Michael hand
delivered Rosie's mail everyday and often shared lunch with her, like a mother
and son. He never complained about Rosie being included in his and
Sharon's lives. Sharon and her mother shared a special relationship
developing over her mother's years residing next door to she and Michael.
They were best friends as well as mother and daughter. Both during and
apart from family visits from the West Coast, Rosie loved La Fiesta Restaurant
and visiting with her sister, Evelyn, those two being like twins. If one
of the "girls" had a doctor's appointment, they both went.
Sharon had the two of them with her regularly, just as mom wanted. Sharon
and Michael provided round the clock care for mom for the last seven months of
her life, which we all appreciate more than words can say.
Evelyn Boehme, preceded in death by Buddy
Boehme, whom Rosie adored, now resides in The Woodlands, Texas, and shares her
life and time with Rosie's baby brother, Walter Engelke and his wife,
Elizabeth. Walter and Liz made sure the "girls" stayed close by
providing visits to each other. Rosie was aunt to two nieces, Anne
Engelke of The Woodlands, and Susan Lewis of Houston, with Susan adding her
husband, Keith to the family, whom Mom adored. Her two nephews, Gene
Engelke and Larry Boehme brought others into Mom's life, Jannelle and Cindy,
their spouses, along with Adam Engelke, who was like a great-grandson to
Mom. Deceased niece, Janice and her husband, Wade Welch, gave their aunt
a special great-nephew, Brian Welch and wife, Charita and a great-great-nephew,
Jarred Welch. Rosie adored Anne's daughter, Hannah Lowery, adding her as
a great-great-niece. Another niece, Rita Nering and her son, Jason loved
her as well.
Special names besides Mom and
Mother followed Rosie through life, beginning at her birth in Riesel, through
Temple and on to Waco and to her final home in Otto, those being Rose,
"Challa," "Rosealeeta," Sis, Aunt Rose and lastly
nicknamed, Granny Rosie by her first grandchild, Heather Elizabeth
(McFerrin). Dana who resides with her husband, Mike in Oregon, along with
their four children whom Granny Rosie adored, Kallan Rose, Javin, Hagan and
Coligny. Mom was blessed with a trip planned by her son, Mike about a
year ago to see Heather and her family. She and Heather picked up right
where they left off at Heather's wedding, once a "Granny Rosie" always
a "Granny Rosie."
Her second grandchild, J.R. Lloyd
of North Carolina, switched her name to Momo. J.R. introduced his special
Annabelle to his Momo, again Momo loving her like she was her own. J.R.
spent his first weekend with her when he was four months old, they were
inseparable. Next, Lauren Lee Caddell of Austin, added daily light to
Momo's eyes, she lived the closest to Momo for many years, and while she will
miss sharing a future family with the passing of Momo, she is comforted by
knowing that she shared many great memories with her and that Momo will always
be watching her growth through life as an Angel. Momo was blessed with
another granddaughter, Megan Michelle Lloyd-Colon, who brought Momo an
"Army grandson", her husband, Sgt. Mauricio Colon of Killeen, who
gave Momo yet another name "A Great American." Both Megan and
Lauren were pampered by Momo rubbing their foreheads until they would fall
asleep. Both girls did this for their Momo during her last days.
Megan and Mauricio have three children, Austin, Alex and Christopher.
Momo played games with Austin, he teaching her how to "play Army" and
the nickname, "Hide-E" from playing hide-n-seek. Christopher
and Alex beamed when they saw her. Alex often asks for Momo, and Austin
has had to learn to share "My Momo." She loved the movie Babe,
and had her first Starbucks coffee recently. Megan will always cherish
the picture of she and Momo at Megan's wedding.
Finally, the last is Christopher
Lloyd of Santa Barbara, he played with his Momo as all the others did, and
wrote her a beautiful letter at Christmas, clearly showing a reflection of her
outlook on life, be kind to everyone, and do unto others as you would have them
do unto you.
During Rosie's life she raised her
three children alone, lastly working at The Waco News Tribune, retiring from
Classified Sales in l977. She enjoyed occasional visits to the American
Legion and VFW for dancing, going regularly to Church, and playing cards with
her family and shopping with Sharon. Kind and gentle, loved by all,
resting in the arms of the Lord, no more work for her to do on this Earth, and
for this, we are all eternally grateful.
Rosie was preceded in death by her
mother and father, Ewald and Elizabeth (Courtade) Engelke; her brother, Raymond
Engelke; and her beloved neice, Janice Welch.
Pallbearers are J.R. Lloyd,
Christopher Lloyd, accompanied by Austin Lloyd-Colon, standing in the place of
his father, Sgt. Mauricio Colon who is serving his third tour in Iraq, Keith
Lewis, Brian Welch, Jared Welch and Marc Caddell.
Special thanks to Wanda with
Visiting Angels and to Becky and Stacie of Blue Bonnet Hospice. Their
love for our Mother came quickly and we are forever grateful for their care.