Rosella Boxdorfer

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Rosella L. Boxdorfer, 89, of Crystal City, Mo., and formerly of Perryville, died Saturday, April 6, 2002, at Jefferson Memorial Hospital.

She was born May 22, 1912, in Berwick, Ill., daughter of Orville I. and Helena Bense Bell. She and Edwin W. Boxdorfer were married Jan. 5, 1931. He died March 6, 1979.

She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Crystal City and a former member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Perryville.

Survivors include a son, Roy Lee H. Boxdorfer of Festus, Mo.; a sister, Beulah Pass of Placerville, Calif.; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

She also was preceded in death by a son, an infant son and two brothers.

Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. Monday and from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at Young & Sons Chapel in Perryville.

Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Perryville, with the Rev. Craig Otto officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.