Rosemary Shubert

Rosemary Whitecotton Shubert, passed away on Sunday, November 22, 2015. She was born March 29, 1920, to late Walter S. and Merle C. (Shahan) Whitecotton in Lebanon, Indiana. New Ross, Indiana was her childhood home. She graduated from Crawfordsville High School and attended the College of Mt. St. Joseph in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1941, she married William Shubert of New Market, Indiana. They enjoyed 40 years of marriage until his death in 1981. Together they raised seven children in Jamestown, Indiana. Rosemary taught preschool in her home; owned a flower shop and assisted her husband, at the Jamestown Grain and Feed Company for many years. Rosemary loved music, having majored in piano and organ in college. She was the organist for many years at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church in Crawfordsville, Indiana and later at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Lebanon, Indiana; and accompanied her singing daughters. Rosemary was a volunteer at Witham Hospital, a charter member of the Jamestown American Legion Auxiliary, and the New Ross Whist Club. She loved God, her Catholic faith, her Irish heritage and her family. She was always the best person to visit for a positive outlook on life. She is survived by her daughters, Sue (Rex) Stewart of Jamestown; Anne (Alan) Ferguson – Stephens of Carmel; Jane (Bill “Herbie”) Lee of Brownsburg; Mary (Pat) Robinson of Carmel; Pat (Jack) Jones of Jamestown; and her sons, Bob (Debbie) Shubert of Jamestown; and Jim (Debby) Shubert of Lebanon. Rosemary loved her seventeen grandchildren and forty great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Pat Whitecotton and Robert Whitecotton, and a sister, Margaret Franklin, and their spouses. The family thanks Great Lakes Hospice and the staff at CrownPointe Assisted Living for their loving care of our mother. Visitation is planned for Tuesday, November 24, 2015, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., at the church in Lebanon. The Rosary will be held at the church at 3:30 p.m., on Tuesday, prior to visitation. The Funeral Mass will be held on Wednesday, November 25, 2015, at 10:30 a.m., at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 319 East South Street, in Lebanon, Indiana, with Rev. Timothy Kroeger, officiating. Interment will follow services at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lebanon, Indiana. Memorials: St. Joseph Catholic Church 319 East South Street Lebanon, Indiana 46052 Or Witham Hospital Foundation 2705 North Lebanon Street #115 Lebanon, Indiana 46052 .

Rosemary Shubert

March 29, 1920 - November 22, 2015