Rosemary Giercis

Rosemary J. Giercis, 94, formerly of Moline, died Monday, December 5, 2016, at Hillcrest Home, rural Geneseo.  A private burial was held on Tuesday, December 6th, at Glennwood Cemetery, rural Coal Valley.  There will be no visitation or other services.  Stackhouse-Moore Funeral & Cremation Services, Cambridge, is assisting the family.

Rosemary Jane Stearns was born March 5, 1922 in Osco Township, Henry County, Illinois, the daughter of Harry C. and Ellen Brodine Stearns.  She graduated from Orion High School in 1940.  Her marriage to Joseph R. Giercis took place on October 24, 1961 in Chicago.  He passed away on April 13, 1984.  She was a business owner and a lifetime member of the Henry County Historical Society.  Her hobby was genealogy.

Those surviving are four nieces, Rosemary, Lolita, Emy, and Ellen, a nephew, John, five great-nieces, and four great-nephews.  Other survivors include two great-great nieces, and three great-great nephews.  Rosemary was preceded in death by her parents, husband, a sister Louise, and five brothers, Robert, Warren, Glenn, John, and Harry.