RoseMarie Ziesmer

Naselle, Washington resident RoseMarie Ziesmer, 83, died in Astoria, Oregon on September 30, 2010. The daughter of Rogue and Ethel (Koski-Johnson) Sanchez, she was born in San Francisco, California on May 22, 1927. As a child she moved with her family to Naselle, Washington where she resided in the Salmon Creek and Deep River communities east of town. She was a graduate of Naselle High School. On September 1, 1956 she married Robert Ziesmer and became a wife, mother and homemaker. Rosemarie also was employed at Okie's Market in Naselle for a number of years. Following that, she for over 25 years she drove school bus for the Naselle-Grays River School District. A member of the Ladies Auxiliary of Veterans of Foreign Wars, RoseMarie also enjoyed flowers, bowling and was an excellent cook. She was a lady devoted to her family, friends and community. Besides her husband of 44 years, she is survived by son Ron Salme of Naselle; daughters Janna Katyrynuik of Naselle and Gayle Gorley of Westport, OR; brother Robert Sanchez of Marysville, WA; five grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; and other members of her extended family. Graveside inurnment will be Saturday, October 16, 2010, 1:00 PM at Peaceful Hill Cemetery in Naselle. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association in care of Penttila's Chapel by The Sea, PO Box 417, Long Beach, WA 98631. Her guestbook is available at www.penttilaschapel.com.