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Rosa Kolecki

Rosa Kolecki

Rosa Kolecki, 89, of Butler died Sept. 21 at Under our Wing at the Butler YWCA.

Born on March 13, 1924, in South Bend, Ind., she was a daughter of the late Steven Horvath and Mary (Hayden) Horvath.

She moved to Butler in 1976 from Jackson, Mich.

Rosa was a homemaker and had formerly owned the Zodiak Gift Shop on Main Street in Butler.

She was a lifetime member of the Tanglewood Center and the Plus Sixty Club. She had enjoyed painting, crafts and playing cards.

Surviving are her two daughters, Mrs. Margo Byrns of Butler and Mrs. Dennis (Deborah) Engers of Florida, and her five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her two sisters.

KOLECKI — A memorial service for Rosa Kolecki, who died Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013, will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, at the Geibel Funeral Home, 201 E. Cunningham St., Butler. Inurnment will be in Highland Cemetery, South Bend, Ind.Information also is available at www.geibelfuneralhome.com.

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