Rosemary Bange

Rosemary A. Bange, 92, of Colby, died Thursday, March 7, 2019 at Prairie Senior Living Complex, Colby. She was born April 28, 1926, in Kansas City, MO, to John and Mary (Fellhoelter) Rehmer. Rosemary entered the Order of the Sisters of Adorers of the Blood of Christ in Wichita, in 1942. She completed her high school education in 1944 and then went on to complete nurses training in 1948, at Saint Mary’s Hospital, in Enid, OK. She was licensed as a registered nurse in Kansas, New Mexico and Oklahoma. In 1969 she left the Sisters of Adorers and began working as a Registered Nurse at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Hays. She then, in 1970, worked at the Sheridan County Hospital in Hoxie for 8 months before becoming the night supervisor at Saint Thomas Hospital in Colby, where she worked until 1975. On September 26, 1970, Rosemary married Sylvester Bange. She was an active member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, the Daughters of Isabella, Saint Jude Circle and Queen Mary Circle. Rosemary enjoyed dancing with the “senior shufflers” at the Senior Center and volunteering as a Pink Lady at Citizens Medical Center and for Hospice Services, where she was the volunteer coordinator of Thomas County. She was a member of Family, Community & Education Organization (FCE) of Sheridan County and the Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP).

Rosemary was preceded in death by her parents, John and Mary Rehmer; brothers, Mark and Joseph Rehmer; sister Mary Ellen Zimmerman; brothers-in-law John Zimmerman, Walter Meitl, Vincent Bange and Raymond Bange; sister-in-law Agnes Bange and niece Sandra Rae Bange.

She is survived by her husband, Sylvester, of Colby; son Christopher (Vicky), of Rexford; grandchildren, Rebecca (Jonathan) Butler, Clayton Bange, Hannah Bange and Jordyn Bange and great grandchildren, Harper Ann and Jaxon Dean.

Visitation is 5-7:00 p.m. Sunday, March 10, 2019, at Baalmann Mortuary, Colby, with a Vigil at 7:00 p.m. Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 11, 2019, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Colby with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Rosemary Bange Memorial, in care of Baalmann Mortuary, PO Box 391, Colby, KS 67701. For condolences or information visit www.baalmannmortuary.com