Graveside memorial services for Rosa Bell ‘Rosie’ Cain, 87, Linwood, will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Oakwood Cemetery, Baldwin City.
Mrs. Cain died Monday, Nov. 12, 2012, at her residence.
She was born Feb. 21, 1925, the daughter of Michael and Margarite Hadl. She graduated from Eudora High School.
Rosie owned and operated Cain Realty for over 40 years. She then managed The Professional Building in downtown Lawrence for many years. She and her husband Ed also owned and operated Himmel’s Rand Christmas Tree Farm in Eudora from 1981-97.
She married Francis Edward ‘Ed’ Cain on Oct. 3, 1942, in Lawrence. He preceded her in death in 2001, as did a daughter, Connie Mason, in 1980, a brother, Glen Hadl, and two sisters, Viola Palmer and Erma Hadl
Survivors include two grandchildren, Michael E. Rockhold Sr., Eudora, and Tina Roach and husband Bob, Austin, Tex.; two sisters, Ruby Ellis and husband Lou, Lawrence, and Alberta Cowell, Simi Valley, Calif.; four great grandchildren, Michael Rockhold Jr., Paige Rockhold, Chris Roach, and Sarah Cape; and many nieces and nephews.
The family suggests memorial contributions to Operation Wildlife, in care of Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, 601 Indiana St., Lawrence, KS 66044.
