Rose Ropinske, nee Benda, age 83, of Chetek, WI, formerly of Chicago, beloved wife of the late Herbert L.; mother of Herbert C. (Dale Ann) and Janice Folty; grandmother of Karen (Timothy) Aumuller, Sharon (Mark) LeRette, Nancy (Scott) Frech, Sandy (Nathaniel) Ropinske, Ryan (Darcey) Foltyniewcz and Randy, Reid and Kristen Foltyniewcz; great-grandmother of Joseph and Michael Aumuller, Brendan and Devin LeRette and Zachary Foltyniewcz; dear daughter of the late Frank and Rose Benda; sister of Ann Benda and the late Josephine and Charles Benda; aunt of many nieces and nephews. Mrs. Ropinske was a homemaker. Visitation at Ahlgrim & Sons Funeral Home, 201 N. Northwest Hwy., Palatine, from 3 p.m. until time of Service at 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 28. Interment Lakeview Cemetery, Chetek, WI. In lieu of flowers, memorials will be appreciated for the Dept. of Neurology-MS Research, c/o Univ. of Chicago, Attn. Dr. Anthony Reder, 5841 S. Maryland Ave., Chicago, IL 60637 (make checks payable to Dept. of Neurology). For info, 847-358-7411 .
