Rose “Rosie” Mary (Stewart) Cygan

Rose “Rosie” Mary (Stewart) Cygan, 71, of Lyndora lost her very courageous, hard-fought battle with cancer at 2:10 a.m. Tuesday when the Lord decided to call her home. Her daughters, her little love, granddog Holly Louise, and her brother were by her side.

Rosie was born in East Butler June 13, 1946.

She worked for 22 years at the YWCA Personal Care Home in Butler as a nurse's aid. She retired and then returned back to work for an additional 16 years in the kitchen, along with her daughter, Mary.

She was a very caring and loving daughter, sister, wife, mother and friend. She enjoyed life and spending many happy hours with family and friends, going places, fishing, crocheting, crafts, bingo, playing solitaire and going to the Butler Senior Centers and the Blind Association. She enjoyed sitting on the porch and watching the birds and animals.

She was a member of St. John the Baptist Byzantine Church in Lyndora.

She is survived by her daughters, Michelle and Mary Cygan; her brother, Tom Stewart; and her granddog, Holly Louise, all at home. Also, many family and friends.

In addition to her parents, William T. Stewart and Mary H. Frankenberger Stewart, she was preceded in death by her husband, Michael R. Cygan, whom she married June 11, 1966, in Lyndora. The Lord called him home Sept. 28, 2015.

CYGAN — Friends of Rose “Rosie” Mary (Stewart) Cygan, who died Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017, will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 7 p.m. Friday at Geibel Funeral Home, 201 E. Cunningham St., Butler. A Parastas service will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, also at the funeral home, with the Rev. Will Rupp officiating. Interment will be at Rose Hill Cemetery.For more information or to leave an online condolence, please visit www.geibelfuneralhome.com.