Rosalie Warrick

TOLEDO – Rosalie M. Warrick, 82, of Adrian, passed away Saturday, March 19, 2011, at The Toledo Hospital. She was born April 12, 1928, on a homestead ranch near Chinook, Montana, the daughter of German immigrant parents, August and Louise (Huetter) Mueller. Rosalie graduated from Chinook High School in 1946 and received a degree in Home Economics from Montana State University. Her first job was a Home Economics Extension Agent in Montana. In 1951, she was selected as an International Farm Youth Exchange (IFYE) delegate to Germany. Going over on a ship, the delegates to Germany and Austria would get together to practice German. In this group was a delegate from Ohio, going to Austria. This is where she met her husband of 54 years, Harvey Warrick. After returning to the United States, she was selected as the first IFYE fellow to work at the National 4-H Foundation. While there, she attended graduate school at the University of Maryland where she received her Master’s Degree. She was hired as an assistant state 4-H leader in Oregon. In 1956, she married Harvey Warrick and moved with her husband to his home farm in Ohio. While there, she taught high school home economics. In 1960, she and Harvey chaperoned a group of 26 teenagers who manned the USA exhibit at the West Berlin Industries Fair. In 1963, they moved to Adrian and she started teaching Home Economics at Adrian College. She served as department chair for the Family Arts & Science Department and later, was assigned to the Education Department. She was also the coordinator for Elderhostel at Adrian College. From the time she was 8 years old, she was involved with 4-H, first as a member, later as a representative at the National 4-H Camp in Washington, DC and at National 4-H Congress in Chicago. She served as a 4-H leader and was community leader for the Rome Blue Ribbon 4-H Club. She served as a project leader up until last year. Rosalie served on the first Board of Directors of Adrian Community Nursery and was instrumental in establishing the curriculum and structure of the program. She also served on the Board of Directors for the Region 2 Area Agency on Aging. In addition to her husband, Rosalie is survived by their son, Richard and his wife Cecelia (McRobert) Warrick of Adrian; granddaughters, Ashley and Cassandra; sisters, Ella Laden of North Dakota; Helen Mueller of Harve, Montana; and Louise Lorenzen of Brady, Montana. Also surviving is a foster son, D.J. (Marti) Briggs of Fowlerville, MI and their children, Ruthi and Dustin; several nieces and nephews, including Wesley Smock, who with his mother, Letha, made their home with Rosalie and Harvey. She was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Hilda Starcher, Elsie Laden and Letha Smock; and brothers, Oswald and Irvin Mueller. The funeral service for Rosalie will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, March 25, 2011, at Wagley Funeral Home with Rev. Jerry Stewardson officiating. Burial will follow at East Rome Cemetery. Friends may visit the family at the funeral home on Thursday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m., with a Time of Reflection at 7:00 p.m. with Celebrant Rev. Fred Neumann. Condolences may be sent to www.wagleyfuneralhome.com. Contributions in memory of Rosalie may be made to Adrian College to furnish a room in her honor at the Family Living Center. Envelopes are available at Wagley Funeral Home

Rosalie Warrick

April 12, 1928 - March 19, 2011