Rosie Hunter

Rosie Hunter, 91, daughter of John and Maria (Hansen) Carstens, was born June 9, 1925 in Glidden, Iowa. She passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at the Guthrie County Hospital in Guthrie Center, Iowa.

On December 21, 1951, she married Fred Rex Hunter in Coon Rapids, Iowa. They made their home on a farm near Ralston for several years. In December of 1958, they moved to Bagley and purchased the Vaux Grocery Store and renamed it Hunter’s Grocery & Meats. They operated the store for 31 years. Fred passed away in 1993. Rosie moved to Jefferson, Iowa in 2001. Since May of 2013, she has lived at the Lakeside Village in Panora, Iowa.

Rosie was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She loved spending time with her family. She also enjoyed playing bridge, her flower garden and cooking for her family. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Perry, Iowa.

She is survived by her children: Marilyn (Bryon) Thiesse of Crystal Lake, Ill., Susan (Ken) Bose of Perry, Debra (Doug) Hemphill of Panora, Jack (Jo Ellen) Hunter of Yale and Pamela (John) Whelan of Minneapolis, Minn.; grandchildren: Geoffrey (Laura) Thiesse, Jacqueline (Eman) Namati, Stephanie (Robert Greedy) Hammond, Megan (Shadam) Smith, Derek Hemphill, Allison (Scott) Stanley, Andrea Hemphill and Chase Hunter; great-grandchildren: Lucas and Ryan Thiesse; Laila and Elliot Namati; Karis, Ashlyn and Stella Hammond; Austyn Smith; Alyssa and Blake Stanley; sister, Lois Montesano of North Ft. Myers, Fla.; and sister-in-law, Faye Carstens of Bayard. Also surviving are many nieces and nephews.

Rosie was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Fred; four sisters: Anna Bielenberg, Margaret Lucht, Louise Lucht and Dorothy Deeth; five brothers: Johnny, David, Herman, Ernie and Don Carstens.

Funeral services were held Monday, January 9, 2017 at St. Thomas Lutheran Church, Panora. Burial will be in the Dodge Township Cemetery, rural Bagley.

Twigg Funeral Home, Panora.