Rose Marie Ducharme, 75, of LaFontaine, Indiana, formerly of Elkhart, Indiana, died at 7:33 pm, Friday, March 18, 2022, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. She was born on December 5, 1946, in Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania, to Peter Lewis Jr. and Carmella (Demarcantino) Ducharme.
Rose Marie was a graduate of St. Pius High School in Pennsylvania and a graduate of the Eastern North Hampton School of Nursing. She was a licensed practical nurse, and worked for Dr. Ryan Matherly Family Practice and River Oaks OBGYN, both of Elkhart, Indiana, Christopher Quinn of Granger, Indiana and St. Paul’s Catholic School in Marion. Rose Marie was a member of St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Marion. She was also a member of Silver Sneakers, and volunteered her time with the Elkhart Hospice. Rose Marie enjoyed watercolors and her dogs, Benji and Dallas.
She is survived by two children, Michell (Pete) Dupont of LaFontaine, and Richard J. (Heather Martin) Keen, III of Dresden, Maine, three grandchildren, Alora (Kaleb) Coss of LaFontaine, Toby Zboray of Dresden, and Lonnie Zboray of Surry, Maine, two great-grandsons, Steele Joseph Coss and Diesel Soloman Coss, both of LaFontaine; brothers and sisters, Rudy (Kathy) Ducharme of San Diego, California, Pat (Sherwood) Labar of Mount Bethel, Pennsylvania, Peter (Barb) Ducharme III of Golden Hill, Oregon, Andrew (Gloria) Ducharme of Bangor, Pennsylvania, Sharon Mack and Mary Lou (Lee) Steele, both of Mount Bethel; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, sister Susan Frable, and her niece Christina Roberts.
A memorial services will be held at 1:30 pm Friday, March 25, 2022 at St. Paul Catholic Church, 1031 W Kem Rd, Marion, IN 46952, with Father Ted Rothrock. Inurnment will be in the Chapel of Remembrance Mausoleum at Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash. Arrangements by Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, Wabash.
Preferred memorial is Elkhart County Hospice.
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