Rose Ann’s Eulogy
Good morning. Most of you know me, but if not, my name is Carole Branch.
I am Rose Ann’s niece and it is my honor to share my thoughts about her with you
today. As I was preparing for this eulogy, I was hitting a road block in getting
started. So, I went to Euology.com for some help. In my search, I didn’t find one
template I liked or worked well for what I wanted to say about my aunt.
However, one site suggested you should view the eulogy as a final gift to a loved
one. So Aunt Roe, this one is for you. I hope you approve.
Rose Ann was born to Louis and Lena Tapella on November 5, 1942. She
was the youngest of four children. When I asked my mom about her memories of
my aunt growing up, my mom said she was much older and moved out of her
parents’ house shortly after my aunt was born. In fact, my aunt was flower girl in
my parents’ wedding. My Uncle Chuck responded, I don’t remember much except
that I had a” bratty sister” 5 years younger than me. However all mentioned the
comment my aunt made about my Uncle Jim. Growing up they had a dog. At one
point my aunt announced she “wanted to keep the dog, but wanted to get rid of
Jim” (her brother). Recently, Uncle Jim has recorded all of the sibling’s memories of