Mass of Christian Burial was Oct. 25, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Sauk Rapids for Rosanna “Rosie” Leither, 90, of Sauk Rapids who died Oct. 18, 2024, at the St. Cloud Hospital. The Rev. Thomas Knobloch and the Rev. Ralph Zimmerman concelebrated and entombment was in Hilltop Mausoleum in Sauk Rapids. Visitation was Thursday at the Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Home in Sauk Rapids and one hour prior to services Friday at the church in Sauk Rapids. Parish prayers were Thursday at the funeral home.
Rosanna was born Aug. 22, 1934, in White Lake, South Dakota, to John and Anna (Weires) Janson. She married Leander Leither July 15, 1958, at Annunciation Catholic Church in Mayhew Lake. Rosie worked for Stearns Manufacturing for 25 years and was a member of Sauk Rapids American Legion Auxiliary Post 254. She was also a member of Sacred Heart in Sauk Rapids where she was active in Christian Women, sewing prayer blankets and enjoying a good card game with her friends. Rosie enjoyed going to Brigette’s “Bergettas” weekly and was a special customer to them. She loved watching birds and looked forward to having breakfast with her sisters and sisters-in-law.
She is survived by her children, Paul of Sauk Rapids, Ann Marie (Bruce) Fossell of Shakopee, Mary of Sauk Rapids; two grandchildren, Jamie and Jennifer; and three great-grandchildren, Tayden, Wesley and Addilyn; sisters in-law, Rita Janson of Sauk Rapids and Lorraine Janson of Foley.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Leander; brothers, Edward, John, Bernard, and Albert Janson; sisters, Magdalina Janson, Marie Steiner, Adeline Then, and Hildagard Grundhoefer.
Obituary and guest book available online at www.williamsdingmann.com.
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