Obituary of Rosemary Thuss

With great sadness, we announce that Rosemary Thuss (McCoubrey) passed away peacefully at home on Monday, February 13th, 2012 surrounded by the love of her family and friends. There could only ever be one Rosemary but there is no shortage of words that describe her: Courageous, Compassionate, Graceful, Dignified. Those defining qualities are echoing loudly for friends and loved ones after Rosemary’s beautiful life as wife, mother, nana and sister ended quietly at age 59. One of six children born to Alexander McCoubrey (1991) and Mary Catherine McCoubrey (Fox) (2006), Rosemary grew up in the big red house on Church Street in St. Thomas. Always in on the joke, she and siblings Alec, Mary Helen, Hugh, Anne and John created countless stories. As a teen, she met her true love Henry Thuss, “my Henry” as she’d come to call him, by chance encounter in Grand Bend when he asked her to go for an ice cream. Married in 1973, Henry and Rosemary joyfully raised four children: Matthew (Beth), Kate (Gavin), Phillip (Crystal) and Jane (Ross). They would later welcome five beloved grandchildren: Oliver, Grace, Beatrice, Charlotte and Penelope. At the Thuss family home on Nairn Road, Rosemary always had a vase of tulips on the table and a smile on her face as she hosted many gatherings for family and friends. Henry and Rosemary fulfilled a dream by creating a little piece of heaven on Six Mile Lake, where she never missed a sunset. Rosemary’s relentless confidence made any task seem possible and she will continue to inspire those whose lives she touched. Visitation will be at WESTVIEW FUNERAL CHAPEL, 709 Wonderland Road North, London, on Wednesday from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. and on Thursday from 2:00 – 4:00 and 7:00 – 9:00 p.m., with prayers at 7:00 p.m. The Funeral Mass will be celebrated at Holy Family Parish, 777 Valetta Street, on Friday, February 17th, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. Private interment, St. Peter’s Cemetery. A special thanks to Dr. Rachel LaBranche, her caregivers, Cherie, Mary and Judy, the CCAC and VON Palliative care team and her loving girlfriends. Donations may be made to the Holy Family Parish Building Fund, 777 Valetta Street, London, Ontario N6H 2Y9 and King’s University College Student Life Centre Fund, 266 Epworth Avenue, London, Ontario N6A 2M3.