Rosemary Joerger

Prayer services for Mrs. Rosemary Katherine Joerger, 86, of Cookeville will be held at 7pm on Friday, August 2 at the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper Huddleston and Horner Funeral Home with Father Chad Puthoff officiating. The Joerger family will receive friends on Friday from 4 pm thru the 7pm service time at the funeral home. Mrs. Joerger died suddenly Monday July 29, 2013 at her home. She was born May 19, 1927 in Pittsburgh, PA to the late Patrick F. and Rose Lynch Gourley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Joerger; brothers, Billy Gourley, Francis Gourley, infant brother, Anthony Gourley and sister, Dolores O'Connell. Mrs. Joerger was a homemaker. She loved gardening and reading and vacations at the beach. She was a member of the Red Hat Society in Cookeville. She is survived by four sons and three daughters-in-law, Robert Joerger of Cookeville, Regis and Chris Joerger of Indianapolis, IN, Dennis and Tammy Joerger, Brian and Belinda Joerger all of Cincinnati, OH; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Janet and Rob Milan of Pittsburgh, PA, Sharon and Jack Connolly of Tinton Falls, NJ, and Darlene Volker of Houston, TX; brother, John Gourley of Pittsburgh, PA; two sisters, Betty Lord and Sister Dorothy Gourley both of Pittsburgh, PA; 18 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the charity of your choice.