Rosina “Rosie” Forthofer, age 76, formerly of Sunman, passed away after a brief illness, Monday, January 17, 2022, at Wellington Regional Hospital in Wellington, FL. She was born on December 16, 1945, in Batesville to Martin and Frieda (Lecher) Nobbe. On November 24, 1966, she married the love of her life, Raphael Paul Forthofer, at St. Louis Catholic Church in Batesville. Rosie was a member of St. Nicholas Catholic Church until moving to Wellington FL, in June of 2020.
Rosie was an employee of Batesville Casket before she and Raphael purchased Forthofer’s Market in Sunman. Together they owned and operated the market for 28 years. Rosie took pride in her market, every Christmas, customers were excited for the wonderful fruit baskets she created. Rosie was a hard worker and held other positions with Nobby Clothing Store of Batesville, McPhersons of Sunman and Weber’s Greenhouse of Sunman. When Rosie wasn’t working, she enjoyed baking and tending to her gardens and flowers. Her biggest enjoyment in life was spending time with her family.
Left to cherish the love and memories of Rosie are her children: Shele (Scott) Wiedeman of Sunman, Nicholas (Candice) Forthofer of Lake Placid, FL, and Christy Werner of Wellington, FL; grandchildren: Daniele (Michael) Schum, Natalie (AJ) Ertel, Madison Wiedeman, Katie (Ryan Hope) Mason, Courtney (Wes) Anderson, Kimberly Forthofer, Nicholas Forthofer, Cory (Jordan) Werner, and Casey Werner; great-grandchildren: Paxton and Maddox Schum, Lane and Harper Ertel, and Bryson Hope; sisters: Evy (Kenny) Kuntz of Batesville, Mary Jo (Joe) Wuestefeld of Batesville and sister-in-law, Barb Nobbe of Batesville along with many nieces and nephews.
Rosie was preceded in death by her husband of 46 years, Raphael; parents: Martin and Frieda Nobbe; brothers: Ed Nobbe and Melvin Nobbe.
To honor and respect the wishes of Rosie, the family has chosen cremation with no visitation. A Mass of Christian Burial with Fr. Shaun Whittington will take place February 11, 2022 at 11:00 am. at St. Nicholas Catholic Church, 6461 St Nicholas Rd, Sunman, IN. Memorial contributions may be directed to St. Nicholas for Masses or Sunman Area Life Squad.
For more information, send condolences or to sign the online guest book go to www.cookrosenberger.com. The staff of Cook Rosenberger Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Rosie Forthofer