Sr. Rose Zita Rosonke, OLVM

SISTER Rose Zita Rosonke, OLVM, age 88, a resident of Heritage Pointe of Warren, died on the afternoon of Wednesday, October 21, 2026.

Sister Rose Zita entered the Congregation of Our Lady of Victory Missionary Sisters on September 5, 1957, and made first vows on August 5, 1960. She served in the missions in Michigan, California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, Arizona, and at Most Precious Blood Parish, Fort Wayne, IN as Director of Religious Education, and several years as Sacristan at Victory Noll. Sister returned to Victory Noll in 2009 to serve as an assistant to the Victory Noll Center.

Sister Rose Zita was born in Carroll, Iowa on June 29, 1938, to Leo Stephan Rosonke and Mary Therese (Reiling) Rosonke. She is survived by one sister, Dolores Herbers of Manning Iowa; and her Victory Noll Sisters with whom she shared life and community for 69 years. Her parents and brothers, Leon Rosonke, Brother Paul J. Rosonke, CSC, Virgil F. Rosonke precede sister in death.

A Mass of Resurrection will be celebrated on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, at 11:00 a.m., at S.S. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, 860 Cherry Street, Huntington, IN, with Fr. Dave Ruppert and Fr. Tony Steinacker presiding, with a visitation an hour prior from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Burial will follow at Victory Noll Cemetery, Huntington, IN.

McElhaney Funeral Home, 715 N. Jefferson St., Huntington, IN, is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences: www.mcelhaneyhartfuneralhome.com