Rosa Nalley McMurray Obituary (1934 - 2021)

Rosa Nalley McMurray, 87, a longtime resident of Lexington, IL passed away peacefully at 12:08 p.m. on Monday, December 20, 2021, at Martin Health Center in Bloomington, IL. Rosa was born on August 19, 1934, to Franz and Maria Ziegler Resch in Lohe, Pfarrkirchen, Bavaria, Germany. She married Lindy Ralph Nalley in May 1958, in Munich, Germany. They divorced in 1972. She then married Lee McMurray on October 29, 1977, in Lexington. She was preceded in death by her parents, one brother Josef Ziegler, one daughter Diana Nalley, and one great-granddaughter Angel Marie Nalley. Surviving are her husband Lee, two sons Heinz (Micki) Nalley, of Woodriver, and Klaus (Kelly Marie) Nalley, of Tacoma, WA.; Grandchildren Mikel Nalley, of Hartford, Toney (Tiffany) Nalley, of Bethalto, Cassi (Dustin) Ford, of Woodriver, Falicia Nalley of Nurmberg, Germany, Rick Nalley, Gerald Grever, James Grever, Liana (Anthoney) Dotson, all of Tacoma, WA, and Andrea (Ray) Servant, of Fargo, ND; Great-Grandchildren Tre, Gage, Alexis, and Hayley Nalley, of Hartford, IL, Georgia and Olivia Nalley, of Bethalto, Kathryn and Caleb Nalley, Serenity Grever, Madden, Maison, Macklin, and Marlin Dotson, all of Tacoma, WA, and Daisy Jo and Lila Servant, of Fargo, ND. Rosa is also survived by her sister Stefanie (Karl) Erhart, Maria Dobler, and Anna Feuerecker, and many nieces and nephews in Germany. A celebration of life service will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 11, 2022 at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Lexington, IL with Fr. David Sable officiating. A lunch will be served by nthe Altar and Rosary Society at the Lexington Community Center following the service at the church. Calvert-Johnson & Musselman Memorial Home, Lexington, IL assisted the family with arrangements. Rosa was a very gifted seamstress, and fashion designer of crafts, such as cloths for concrete Geese and Bears, which people would place in their lawns and gardens for decorating purposes. She would often take her designs to craft sales and festivals all over the State of Illinois for sale. But most of all Rosa loved her family and spent much time with her grandkids. She was proud of her 25-year career with General Electric Company, in Bloomington and was very active in getting equal pay for equal work for women and minorities led by the I.A.M. & A.W. Union. The family would like to thank all the great people at OSF, St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington, including Dr. Robert Lai Soe-Hlaing, M.D. and her primary Dr. Justin J. Holschbach, M.D., those at Martin Health Center, in Bloomington including Dr. Daniel Lau, M.D., and her very special P.T., Crystal Crader. They all treated Rosa with love, compassion, and dignity. We are all very grateful to you all, and we love you. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be left to the Parkinson's Foundation (1800-473-4636) or to a charity of the donor's choice.