Rose M. Bancroft, age 89 of Lake Bluff, died peacefully Jan. 16, 2004. Wife of the late Wilbert (1963); mother of Denis Bancroft and Shirley (Dennis) Coppi; grandmother of Jodi Vanwinkle, Aura, Austin and Emma Rose Bancroft; great-grandmother of Ashley and Dawson Vanwinkle and Enya Bancroft; mother-in-law of the late George Muzzarelli; honorary grandmother to many children of Lake Bluff. Please omit flowers; memorial contributions may be made to Hospice Partners, 4415 W. Harrison St., Suite 403, Hillside, IL 60162. Visitation from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 22, 2004, at Wenban Funeral Home, 320 E. Vine Ave., Lake Forest. Funeral Mass 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 23, 2004, at the Church of St. Mary in Lake Forest. Interment Ascension Cemetery in Libertyville. 847-234-0022 .
