Rosemary M. Hornung

Rosemary Margaret (Law) Hornung of Walhalla, ND died peacefully, at the age of 86, on December 19th. She was under the care of Pembilier Nursing Center and Hospice of the Red River Valley.

Rosemary was born on May 16th, 1938, in International Falls, MN to Earl and Rose (Poole) Law. She was the second youngest of eight children. She attended school in Winnipeg, Manitoba and graduated from Sherwood (ND) High School. She entered the convent and pursued her teaching degree. She was a teacher and an elementary principal. In 1969, she determined God had another plan for her. She departed from the convent and went to teach in Walhalla, ND. She met John Hornung that Fall. They were married the following year, on July 17th, 1970, at St. Edward’s Catholic Church in Drayton, ND. In short order, they were blessed with four children. They farmed in Cavalier County but resided in Walhalla to assure their children could be involved in the community. While John managed the farm, Rosemary was a homemaker. She worked at the public library, read at church, and was the kids’ biggest fan at any sporting event or activity. 

 Rosemary gave back to the community. She wrote to local service men while they were deployed. Each year she would pick a senior in high school to follow, and she would make them a scrapbook of articles she had clipped from the local papers. She loved her family, especially as it grew to having grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was always the happiest with a baby in her arms.

 Rosemary is survived by her husband of 54 years, John. Their children Lynelle (Jeffery) Osvold, Gregory (Becky) Hornung, Peggy (Shawn) Hanson, and Brenda (Mark) Wyckoff. Grandchildren: Andrew (Courtney), Matthew (Gretchen) and Alexandra; Gavin (Laney), Grady and Gracyn; Ben (Karissa), Jake (Erin), Kallie and Cole; Brynn (Austin), JT (Emily) and Braxton. Five Great-Grandchildren: Owen, Jack, Ada, Jensyn, and Russell. Numerous nieces and nephews, sister-in-law Rose Mary Law, and her treasured friend Sister Susan Lardy.

 She was preceded in death by her parents, siblings: Patrick, Patricia, Kathleen, Michael, John, Maureen, and Mary Ann, son-in-law Daryl Peterson, as well as nine angel grandbabies. 

  Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, December 23, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Walhalla, ND. Visitation will be held one hour before the service at the church.  In lieu of flowers the family prefers donations be sent to the Pembilier Nursing Center, Hospice of the Red River Valley or Faith in Action. Blessed be her memory.