Rose Marie Anderson

Rose Marie Anderson, 84, of New Buffalo passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 3, 2018. Arrangements have been entrusted to Sommerfeld Chapel, 15 N. Barton St., New Buffalo, MI. Rose Marie was born on January 14, 1934, in Chicago, Illinois, to John and Martha (Struck) Hinz. She was raised in Chicago and met her husband John “Jack” Anderson at St. Viator’s Social Club. They were married on November 10, 1956 and shared nearly 50 loving years of marriage until Jack passed away in 2005. Later she met Randy Wickersham at church and spent 7 happy years with him until he passed. She worked hard all her life starting at Heinemann’s Bakery when she was a teenager during the depression. Her next job was at Kirchen Brothers, a mail order craft company that turned into Fibre-Craft Materials Corporation where she worked as the art director for more than 30 years. In the early 80’s, she and Jack visited New Buffalo and fell in love with it. They bought a small house for the weekends and then found that Topp Press was for sale. They purchased it and moved to New Buffalo permanently. They ran Topp Press for years until their retirement. For fun, she and Jack were members of the German American Senior Choir of Chicago. She was an active member and past president of St. John’s United Church of Christ in New Buffalo. Everyone will remember Rose Marie for her infectious laugh, joyful personality and great love for her children of whom she was very proud. She loved the life she had lived. She is survived by her six children: Susan (Gary) Pace, Margaret (Beth) Anderson, Sally (Garry) Clark, Mary (Mike) Wagner, John (Barb) Anderson and Karen (Matt) Sorenson; brother, Edward Hinz; sister, Rita Willing; 20 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack; her parents; her brothers, John “Slim” Hinz, Richard Hinz, and Paul Hinz; and two grandchildren, Melissa Hughes and Brian Clark. A celebration of life service will be on Friday, May 18, 2018 at 11:00am, family will receive guests starting at 10:30am, at St. Johns United Church of Christ, 200 West Buffalo Street, New Buffalo, MI 49117. Burial will take place at Pine Grove Cemetery, two blocks from the church followed by refreshments back at the church. Those wishing to share thoughts and memories may do so at www.sommerfeldchapel.com. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Rose M. Anderson, c/o Margaret Anderson, 982 Gerald Ave., St. Anne, IL 60964 to assist with her after life expenses.