Margaret M. Rosler

North Canaan — Margaret M. Rosler, 99, died Sept. 30, 2009, at Geer Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.  She was born Oct. 15, 1909, in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., the daughter of the late Mary and Anthony Zancavage.  She was the widow of Henry M. Rosler, who died in 1964.

Margaret was an avid, lifelong reader who loved sewing, cooking and handcrafts. She was active as a library and school volunteer in New York before moving permanently to North Canaan in 1998.

She is survived by her son, Henry, her daughter-in-law, Eileen Fox, and their children, Matthew and Eliza, with whom she lived in New York City and North Canaan; and her niece, Joann Kerr and her husband, Kevin Kerr; her grandson, James Dassau; and her granddaughter, Jennifer and her husband, Gary Karlsrud, and their children, Aeva and Jaden.

Margaret was predeceased by her sisters, Frances and Agnes; her brother, Anthony; and her daughter, Germaine Dassau.

A Mass of Christian burial was held Oct. 3 at Saint Joseph’s Church in North Canaan. She was buried along side her husband in the U.S. Military Cemetery in Famingdale, Long Island.  

Arrangements were made by the Newkirk-Palmer Funeral Home in North Canaan.

Donations in Margaret’s name may be made to the Geer Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, which cared so lovingly for her in her final years.