Rosalie Lane Andrus

Passed away in the arms of her family at home on Monday, March 13, 2006 at the age of 66. A life-long resident of the area, Rosalie graduated from Southside High School. Her loving family, Margaret, Walter and Robert Hugg of Elmira, predeceased her. Survivors include her husband, Kenneth Andrus; her children, Scott, Anna, Amber and Sally Andrus; her grandchildren, Burt Riley, Belle Riley, Heather Andrus, Lana Marie Cook and John Jacob Cook; sister-in-law, Gladys McLean; nieces and nephews, Fred, Susan, Bonnie, Robert and Dennis; several grand nieces and nephews; cousins, Shirley Davis of North Carolina; her beloved Audry Johnson of Rome, NY; along with many others that she loved and cared for. Rosalie?s life was dedicated to helping others and their health and well-being. She worked for many local restaurants, attended Elmira College for nutrition, was an outreach worker for the same at Cornell Cooperative Extension, Office for the Aging as meal site director, Ernie Davis Middle School cafeteria and most recently, at Wegman?s Food Court in Elmira for 7 years until she retired in 2004. She was an honest, loving, hard working person and a wonderful wife and mother. Rosalie?s legacy was left through the people she touched with her beautiful spirit. Her hope was that the family homestead that she helped to expand would continue to thrive and grow, helping others attain peace and well-being. A Memorial Service honoring Rosalie?s life will take place on Thursday, March 16, 2006 at 11:00 AM at the Olthof Funeral Home, Inc. 1050 Pennsylvania Ave. Elmira, NY. The Reverend Anne Mowery will celebrate her services. A ?Candle of Remembrance? may be left for her family in obituaries at www.olthof.com ?Whatever you have learned, or received or heard from me, or seen in me ? put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you. Philippians 4:9