Rose Ann Morrison, 81, a 38 year resident of Woodstock and most recently of Hebron, wife of the late Milton A. Morrison and daughter of the late Charles and Marie (Parizek) Wochomurka, passed away peacefully at home on September 15, 2015. She was born July 31, 1934 in Stafford Springs and resided in Eastern Connecticut her entire life.
Rose Ann attended Walnut Hill Preparatory School in Natick, MA and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics in 1956 from Pembroke College, at the time the women's division of Brown University. She was married in August 1956 and went onto work in the computer department with Pratt & Whitney in East Hartford. She later served as the Woodstock Town Treasurer and worked several years as a supervisor within the Connecticut State Retiree division in Hartford.
She is survived by her two daughters, Sharon Morrison-Hoerman and her husband Donald of Hebron and Mary Ann Stagner and her husband Glen of Lamar, Colorado; her grandchildren Heidi Moskalik, Kacey Garrison and Karlee Stagner; her brother Charles Wochomurka, Jr. of Tennessee and a host of other relatives and friends. Besides her husband and parents, Rose Ann was predeceased by her brothers, Adolf (Bud) Wochomurka and Donald Wochomurka.
Rose Ann loved to play bridge and will be remembered as a life-long Red Sox and UCONN Women's Basketball fan. She was lucky enough to see her beloved Red Sox win the World Series three times during her life.
There are no calling hours. Friends and family are invited to a memorial celebration at Sharon and Don's home, 8 Deer Rock Road in Amston on Saturday, Sept. 19, at 5:00 PM. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Lupus Foundation of America.
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