Roseann Henderson

Roseann Henderson Roseann Henderson passed away peacefully surrounded by family Oct. 31, 2015 at the age of 94. She was born in Pueblo, Colorado to Italian immigrant parents Salvatore and Maria Prutch. One of 9 siblings, she was the last to pass away. Raised on the family farm, she joined the Navy during WWII and proudly served as a Wave in Norman OK. After the War she married Pete Amaranthus and selflessly raised a family in Long Beach and Buena Park, CA. During those years she was devoted to her four children. Later in life she married Sam Henderson and moved to Grants Pass, Oregon to be close to her son Mike and his family and to be near her daughter Cece and her husband Mike Boyer. There for over 30 years she enjoyed a wonderful life filled with family, friends, gardening and outdoor adventures. In her later years she moved back to CA to be close to her daughter Cindy and her family. Compassionate caregivers and loving attention from family filled her final years with love and joy. Her sense of humor, wit, strength and determination shape the memories and stories that she leaves behind. She was the "sunshine of our lives" and will be dearly missed. Preceded in death by her husbands Pete and Sam and her son Tim, she is survived by her 3 children and their spouses: Cece and Mike Boyer, Cindy and Marc Eagan and Michael and Eileen Amaranthus. Her love and devotion to family will live on in her 9 grandchildren and her 3 great-grandchildren: Josh, Tim, Gina and Jim Eagan and Nick, Zack, Melissa, Brianna Amaranthus and Jessica (Grant) Amaranthus Jantzer and their darling children Landon, Briggs and Evie Jantzer. On Tuesday, Nov. 10th a Rosary and Funeral Mass will be held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church in Newport Beach beginning with the Rosary and viewing at 11 and the Mass at 12. The services will be a celebration of the inspiring life of Roseann, a member of the "Greatest Generation" and a loving mother and grandmother.

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