Elaine Margaret Mary Gorman^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1918 - 2012  (94 years)

• Photos » Slide Show		Elaine Gorman Rosso in 1984 Elaine Margaret Gorman Rosso in 1984, at Marie Rosso and Albert Hucke's 45th wedding anniversary.
  		Elaine Gorman Rosso
  		Wedding of William Rosso and Elaine Gorman Wedding of William Rosso and Elaine Gorman, 1946

  
  

• Name	Elaine Margaret Mary Gorman
  Born	22 Feb 1918	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
  Religion	22 Feb 1918	Presentation Catholic Church, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
  Graduation	1936	Providence High School, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
  Graduation	Abt 1940	Ford Business College
  Died	26 Aug 2012	St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital, Effingham, Effingham, Illinois, United States
  Buried	30 Aug 2012	Woodlawn Cemetery, Effingham, Effingham, Illinois, United States
  Gender	Female
  Person ID	I269	tree1
  Last Modified	5 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	William C. Gorman,   b. Bef 1900,   d. Bef 1957  (Age ~ 57 years)
  Mother	Josephine Burke,   b. Bef 1900,   d. Jun 1967, Cook, Illinois, United States  (Age ~ 67 years)
  Married	Bef 1918
  Family ID	F511	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William Henry Dominic Rosso,   b. 22 Oct 1916, St. Louis, City, Missouri, United States ,   d. 25 Jan 2016, Effingham, Effingham, Illinois, United States  (Age 99 years)
  Married	1 Mar 1946
  Children	+ 1. M. Rosso + 2. W.H. Rosso, Jr. + 3. P. Rosso
  Last Modified	28 Sep 2014
  Family ID	F101	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S22] Obituary - Various. Gorman, Dr. William E. August 6, 2006 Dr. William E. Gorman, beloved husband of the late Margaret L. Gorman; loving father of Cheryl (Walter) Sublette and Brian (Cindy) Gorman; cherished grandfather of Suzanne, Stacey, Sherine, Erin and Shannon; dear brother of Elaine (William) Rosso and the late Deloris Bates; brother-in-law of Daniel Bates, Gladys Simonian, Raffe (Ferryl) Simonian, Judith (John) Wittmus, Martin Abezetian and the late Zabelle Abezetian; fond uncle of many nieces and nephews. A former teacher at De Paul Academy and long time Professor at De Paul University. -- Dr. William E. Gorman October 5, 1923 - August 03, 2006 Dr. William E. Gorman, beloved husband of the late Margaret L. Gorman. Loving father of Cheryl (Walter) Sublette and Brian (Cindy) Gorman. Cherished grandfather of Suzanne, Stacey, Sherine, Erin and Shannon. Dear brother of Elaine (William) Rosso and the late Deloris Bates. Brother-in-law of Daniel Bates, Gladys Simonian, Raffe (Ferryl) Simonian, Judith (John) Wittmus, Martin Abezetian and the late Zabelle Abezetian. Fond uncle of many nieces and nephews. A former teacher at De Paul Academy and long time Professor at De Paul University. Dr. Gorman was President of the Professor Emeritus Society of De Paul University. World War II Veteran. Founder of the Illinois Association for Adult Development and ageing. Past President of the Illinois Guidance and Personnel Association. He was a pioneer in the profession of counseling in Illinois. Funeral Information Funeral Monday 9:30AM from Smith-Corcoran Funeral Home 6150 N. Cicero Avenue to St. Mary of the Woods for Mass at 10AM. Interment Maryhill Cemetery. Visitation Sunday 3-9PM [S22] Obituary - Various. GORMAN - Edward Gorman, late of 4007 Lexington Street, beloved son of the late William and Mary; loving brother of William C. [Josephine]; fond uncle of Elaine [William] Rosso, Dolores [Dan] Bates, and William Edward Gorman. Funeral Monday 9 AM from chapel 5400 Harrison street to Presentation church. Interment Mount Carmel. Inf. AUstin 7-8600. Chicago Tribune, 19 May 1957. Establishes Elaine's grandparents as William and Mary; parents probably William C. and Josephine. [S22] Obituary - Various. EFFINGHAM — Elaine M. Rosso, 94, of Effingham, died at 6:25 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012, at St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital, Effingham. Arrangements are incomplete at Johnson Funeral Home, Effingham. [S22] Obituary - Various. Elaine Margaret Gorman Rosso, a long-time Effingham County resident, died Sunday, August 26, 2012, at St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital in Effingham. She was 94 years old. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, August 30, 2012, at Sacred Heart Church, Effingham. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery, Effingham. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, August 29, 2012, at Johnson Funeral Home, Effingham. A Chicago native, Elaine was born on February 22, 1918, the daughter of William Gorman and Josephine Burke Gorman. She graduated from Providence High School in Chicago in 1936 and was awarded a scholarship to Ford Business College. Upon graduation from business college, she worked in the accounting department of Illinois Bell Telephone company until 1946. She married William H. Rosso in Chicago on March 1, 1946. After their marriage, Bill and Elaine lived in Urbana, where she worked as an assistant account clerk at the University of Illinois Library. They also lived in Brussels, Tuscola, Hume, and Altamont, Illinois. They moved to Effingham in 1958. After raising their three children, Elaine returned to school, first taking classes at Lake Land College, then transferring to St. Mary of the Woods College in Indiana in the Woods External Degree program, from which she was graduated in 1977. She received her Illinois State Teacher’s Certificate, for kindergarten through grade 9, in 1977. While attending college classes, Elaine worked as a teacher’s aide at East Side School. After she received her degree, she taught fifth grade at Sacred Heart School for several years until her retirement in June 1982. In her later years, she tutored Spanish-speaking and other students in spoken and written English. Rosso and her husband were active in Sacred Heart Parish since moving to Effingham. They participated in the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine and assisted in educational programs for high school students at Sacred Heart Parish. Elaine was a member of the Altar Society and the Catholic Daughters of America. Elaine served as president of the Effingham Women’s Club. She was also a member of the Women’s Club in Altamont, Homemakers’ Extension, and a Ladies Lunch group. She enjoyed reading, and she wrote entertaining poems for family birthdays and anniversaries. She is survived by her husband William H. Rosso of Effingham, three children and their spouses, Margaret (Peggy) Grossman and Michael Grossman of Urbana, William H. Rosso, Jr. and Susan Drake Rosso of Gurnee, and Patricia Rosso and Robert Smilowitz of Brooklyn, New York. She is also survived by six grandchildren, Aaron Grossman, Daniel Grossman, Nathaniel Smilowitz, Michael Smilowitz, Matthew Rosso, and Jessie Rosso. Also surviving are two nieces and a nephew, Elaine Bates Kies, Cheryl Gorman Sublette, and Brian Gorman. She was preceded in death by her parents and by a sister, Deloris Gorman Bates and a brother, William Gorman. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to a charitable organization of your choice. Online condolences to the family may be left at www.johnsonandsonsfh.com from http://www.johnsonandsonsfh.com/