RosaLee R. Kolher

Rosalee Rehsif Kolher, 94, of Elkhart, passed away peacefully of natural causes at her home on Friday, Jan. 18, 2019 at 9:51 am.

She was born in Edgerton, OH on Jan. 4, 1925 to the late I. Loyal and Chloa (Fisher) Newcomer. Rosalee took much delight in telling others that her middle name was her mother’s maiden name, Fisher, spelled backwards.

Also preceding her in death is her husband, Arthur Kolher, Sr., and a sister, Arlene Newcomer.

Rosalee’s closest surviving family is her friend and caregiver Candace Mitchell of Elkhart and Candace’s children, whom Rosalee regarded as her grandchildren.

Billings Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Elkhart will host Rosalee’s Celebration of Life Service on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019 at 12 noon, with visitation beginning there at 10 am. The Rev. Richard Kallenberg will officiate and burial will follow at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens in Osceola.

Rosalee retired from Miles Laboratories as Executive Secretary of Advertising after nearly 40 years there. She also received a lifetime membership from Elkhart’s Women of the Moose #73 for 50 years of service there, as well. In her free time, she loved to sew and visit the dog races in Florida and the casinos here at home. She also taught dancing in her basement for many years and loved all kinds of animals.

 Memorial donations may be given to the Humane Society of Elkhart County.

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