RoseMary Ann Steele

RoseMary Ann Steele, 71, passed away on Saturday, February 4, 2017 at St. Mary’s Hospital after a short but fierce battle with cancer. She was a lifelong resident of Plymouth, Michigan. RoseMary arrived into the welcoming hands of her grandmother, Theresa (Gunn) Hamilton, on May 2, 1945 in the car en route to the hospital, because even then she would not be confined to the restrictions of normal. She was the middle child of three children (brother James and sister Ruth) born to James and Clarice (Hamilton) Steele; and great granddaughter of Clarence Hamilton, inventor of the Plymouth Iron Windmill. She graduated from Plymouth High School in 1964 and studied American Sign Language at the Birmingham Bible Institute; the latter would lead to her trademark “I love you” sign. A genealogist long before it was easy, RoseMary knew the importance of ancestry and heritage, compiling volumes of genealogical data for her own family lines, as well as for friends. Some people collect stamps or knick-knacks, RoseMary collected the lives of those who had gone before her and transcribed them into a story to be shared. She met her spouse, Norman Peters, later in life and they shared over a quarter century of friendship, travel, and conversations. It was this union that would introduce RoseMary to the Catholic Church. She was baptized and an active participant in the studies at Our Lady of Sorrows in Farmington, Michigan. RoseMary leaves to cherish her loving memory her children, Ronald Hesse (Barbara), Rita (Hesse) Hogan (Roger), and stepchildren Michael Peters, Jane (Peters) Westra, and Mary Ann (Peters) Larson (Eric); grandchildren Jessica, Jacob, James, Shane, Holly, Nathan, Jack, Katelyn, Conner, Caleb, and Callie; and great grandchildren Allison and Ryan; many cousins, nieces and nephews, and friends from every circle of her life. She is predeceased by her parents and sister. Visitation Thursday February 9, 2:30-8:00 PM at Vermeulen-Sajewski Funeral Home, 46401 W Ann Arbor Rd.,Plymouth, MI 48170. Funeral Service, Friday 11 AM at Funeral Home. To share a memory, please use the share memory tab on this webpage

RoseMary Ann Steele

May 2, 1945 - February 4, 2017