Rose Calligan

Rose R. Calligan, 88 died Tuesday, October 1, 2002, at Jackson County Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were held Saturday, October 5 at Powers Funeral Home in Rolfe, Iowa. Burial followed services in the St. Margarets Parrish Cemetery in Rolfe, Iowa. Kincannon Funeral Home was in charge of the local arrangements.

She was born October 30, 1913, in Manning, Iowa, to Fritz and Bertha (Steen) Schmidt. She attended school in Manning, Iowa.

She married Harold G. Calligan on April 17, 1941, in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Three sons were born to this union.

She was a long time member of St. Margarets Catholic Church in Rolfe, Iowa. She was a homemaker, an avid bridge player, a gardener and enjoyed spending time with her family.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Harold in 1973; two sisters and one brother.

She is survived by three sons and daughters-in-law; Patrick J. and Fran Calligan, Derby, Kansas; Michael P. and Kaye Calligan, Altus; Dennis G. and Sandra Calligan, Norman; one sister, Dorothy Cowell, Des Moines, Iowa; six grandchildren, four great grandchildren and many friends.