Rosemary (Ruffing) Taylor

Rosemary Taylor, 86, of Tiffin, died at 11:30 am Tuesday, October 18, 2016, at St. Francis Home.

She was born August 12, 1930, in Bellevue, to Alfred and Sophia (Miller) Ruffing.  She married Wilbur J. Taylor, Jr., December 29, 1951, in Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Bellevue.  He died March 25, 2002.

Survivors include two sons, Thomas J. Taylor of Harsen Island, Mich., and Patrick W. Taylor of Tiffin; four daughters, Susan  (Lester) Taylor Hall of Bonners Ferry, Idaho, Christine (David) Taylor Gottschalk of Sylvania, Catherine (Robert) Taylor Swenson of York, Penn., and Linda Taylor of Toledo; seven grandchildren, two great grandchildren; two brothers, Myron Ruffing of Bellevue, and Alfred Ruffing of Laurenville, Georgia; and a sister, Janette Schmidt of Bucyrus.

She was preceded in death by a sister, Elizabeth Ruffing and a brother, Donald Ruffing.

Mrs. Taylor was a 1949 graduate of Bellevue High School and retired as produce manager at Kroger's of Tiffin.   She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church, Tiffin, United Commercial Travelers, the Card Club, Good Sams Camping Club, and volunteered at Community Hospice Care and St. Francis Home.

Visitation will be 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm Friday, October 28, 2016, at Traunero Funeral Home and Crematory, 214 S. Monroe St., Tiffin, Ohio  44883 (419)447-3113. A Wake service will be at 8:30 p.m. at the funeral home.  Funeral Mass will be 11 am Saturday, October 29, 2016, at St. Francis Home Chapel, 182 St. Francis Ave., Tiffin, with Rev. Kishore Kottana officiating.  Burial will follow in St. Mary's Cemetery, Tiffin.

Memorials may be made to the St. Francis Home Activities Department, or to St. Francis Senior Ministries, in care of the funeral home

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