Rosemary Scott Pouliot Obituary

Scott Pouliot, Rosemary (nee Volpe) Died peacefully on Friday, May 24th at the Cerenity Senior Care Center --Marian of St. Paul, where she had resided since 2004. The oldest of six children, Rosemary was born on May 7, 1917 to Virginia and Marion Volpe in Bucyrus, Ohio. She graduated from Bliss College in Columbus and worked for General Motors for several years. In July, 1942 she married Donald W. Scott in Columbus. They moved to Hibbing, MN in 1951 with their four young children and started Continental Sales and Equipment Company. Rosemary was a woman of great faith, a devoted wife, mother and volunteer: she served on the boards of the Hibbing Library and Channel 8 public television in Duluth; was a member of the Board of Trustees at the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth; belonged to the Hibbing General Hospital Auxiliary; and co-founded the Birthright chapter in Hibbing. She loved to cook and entertain, especially at their summer home on Lake Eshquaguma. In 1985 Don passed away, and Rosemary moved from Hibbing to St. Paul. In 1991 she married Raymond J. Pouliot, who died in 2008. Rosemary is survived by her four children, John (Judy), James (Janice), Judy (Larry) Peterson, and Jerry (Patricia); two sisters, Ginny Finfrock and Nancy McKeithan; sister-in-law, Alice Volpe; beloved grandchildren and great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Mass of Christian Burial 11:00 AM Saturday, June 1 at Cerenity Senior Care Center--Marian of St. Paul Chapel, 200 Earl Street, St. Paul, MN 55106. Visitation one hour prior to Mass. Private burial at St. Anne's Catholic Church Cemetery in Hamel. Memorials preferred to the Cerenity Senior Care Center--Marian of St. Paul (www.cerenityseniorcare.org), whose staff so lovingly cared for her over the years. To them she was "Grandma Roses." The family also expresses deepest gratitude to the HealthEast Hospice staff who provided comforting palliative care over the last several months. Arrangements Chapel Funeral Providers, 651-224-8080.
This obituary was originally published in the Star Tribune.