Barbara Rosi Obituary

Rosi, Barbara Shambaugh 93, of Old Mission, Michigan, died Monday morning, October 25, 2004 at Southridge Assisted Senior Living in Traverse City, Michigan. Formerly of Beverly Hills, Chicago, she resided at her home on Old Mission Peninsula since 1980. Daughter of Dr. George E. Shambaugh, Sr. and Edith Capps Shambaugh, "Bobbie" was born in Hyde Park, Chicago. January 12, 1911, the fourth of six children. Educated at the University of Chicago Lab School. Dana Hall, Vassar College, the Boston Academy of Fine Arts, and the Art Institute of Chicago, she was an accomplished sculptor and avid student of history and the arts. She married A. Louis Rosi, a general surgeon of Chicago, on February 14, 1936, and they raised four boys: two doctors and two lawyers, one with the FBI. She was widowed in 1967. A Democrat in her youth, she became conservative in her late 20s, was active in the League of Women Voters, the Republican Party, the Mothers Cub of Morgan Park Military Academy, Chicago, The Old Mission Women's Club, and the Old Mission Historical Society. She was preceded in death by her father and mother, two brothers, George II and Philip; two sisters, Stephanie (Kramer) and Jeannette (Stein-Elliott). She is survived by brother Benjamin (Adele) of Cambridge, Massachusetts, four sons, Peter (Marilyn) of Prospect Heights, Illinois, Philip (Joann) of Traverse City, Michigan, Tomlin (Marilyn) of Grayling, Michigan and Robert (Penelope) of Old Mission, Michigan, 19 grandchildren and 23 of her 24 great-grandchildren and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. She will be remembered fondly for her enthusiasm for all aspects of life. Her joy of food and conversation were legendary as was her ready willingness to share her opinions and advice on almost any subject. With her exceptional memory, she regularly shared stories from her childhood predating the first World War and continuing to the present. Services were arranged by by Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Memorial contributions may be directed to the Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation for preserving the Dougherty House.