Ida Rose Emerick

WEST HARTLAND — Ida Rose Emerick, 86, beloved wife of the late William H. Emerick Sr., died July 4, 2009, at her home after a long illness.

Born March 23, 1923, in Winsted, Mrs. Emerick was a lifelong resident of West Hartland. She was a member of St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church in Winsted. She also joined the West Hartland Second Congregational Church, where her husband, William “Bucky†Emerick Sr., had been a lifelong member. She was a lifelong member of the Riverton Fair Association and a member of the Hartland Ladies Guild and the West Hartland Cemetery Association. She will be remembered for her love of her family, wildlife and flowers, especially her rose garden.

She is survived by her four children, Nancy O’Connor and her husband, Richard O’Connor, of Buena Vista, Colo., Barry Emerick of St. Paul, Minn., William H. Emerick Jr. and his wife, Joan Emerick, of West Hartland, and Sherry Costanzo and her husband, Robert Costanzo, of Berlin; five grandchildren, Roxanne Hansen and her husband, Tyler Hansen, of Buena Vista, Colo., Amber Glus and her husband, Jeremy Glus, of Buena Vista, Colo., Jeanette Emerick of West Hartland and her fiancé, Sterling Nesbitt, of Goshen and Robert and Gregory Costanzo of Berlin; one great-grandchild, Hope Hansen of Buena Vista, Colo.; two sisters, Josephine Rakyta of Winsted and Catherine Gedney of Enfield; and several nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by three brothers, Joseph Cartelli, Dominic Cartelli and Carmen Cartelli; three sisters, Ernestine Miller, Mary Brusky and Pauline Giansircusa; and one great-grandchild, Patrick Hansen of Buena Vista, Colo.

A mass of Christian burial was held July 9, at St. Joseph’s Church, Winsted. Burial was at West Hartland Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, Attention: Tribute Gifts, Church Street Station, PO Box 780, New York, NY 10008-0780 or donate directly online at donations@mjff.org. Visit an online guestbook at montano-shea.com.

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