Rosella "Rosie" Zentz

   Rosella “Rosie” Zentz, age 81, of Sioux City entered peacefully into God's Rest on January 16, 2020 at a Sioux City Hospital, after sustaining a fall at home.

   Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 25, 2020 at Morningside Lutheran Church in Sioux City.  Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery.  Visitation will be Friday AT THE CHURCH from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m.  Online condolences may be expressed at www.meyerbroschapels.com.

   Rosie was born November 23, 1938 to Charles and Marcella (Rowe) Michael. She attended Catholic schools in Sioux City and returned to finish her GED as a young mom in "night school" at Central High School. 

   In the summer of 1959, she married William Donald Walker. William was an airman in the USAF and they resided in Sioux City at the airbase. Rosie and the children accompanied him to Japan, Mississippi, Omaha, Nebraska and Edwards AFB in California. They divorced in 1974. 

   As a single mom, Rosie worked at Zenith Corp until they closed in 1978. As a part of the closure settlement she began nursing school at WITCC where she received her LPN. She continued her education and graduated with her RN at St. Joseph School of Nursing. She was very proud to be a nurse. She worked at both Marian Health Center and St. Luke's Hospitals in oncology, coronary care, post critical and the PACU. Her companion David Bakker was by her side loving and supporting her during this part of her life until his death. Rosie dedicated her life to taking care of people. 

   She married Ken Zentz on September 1, 1995 - 8 months shy of 25 years. They made their home in Sioux City. They liked taking trips to visit old friends and places of interest whenever possible. They enjoyed attending family outings and sporting events.  

   Rosie enjoyed her flower garden in the summer and her many Schnauzer dogs over the years. She was a wonderful cook and Ken will especially miss that. Many will miss her delicious cheesecakes. Her passion was studying the Bible in Bible Study Fellowship (BSF). Rosie became a Christian in the 1970's in a little church in Mississippi. Her faith and love of her Savior Jesus really grew in BSF. She loved telling the story of the day she crawled to the church one icy winter morning for BSF. When she retired she enjoyed babysitting the two youngest grandchildren, Rachel and Elizabeth. She received much joy being able to take Rachel to the BSF children's program. In retirement she loved doing sample demonstrations, serving school lunches and selling Avon. 

   Rosie was a member of Morningside Lutheran Church. She served in her church for many years in the Stephen’s ministry/care core, prison ministry and nursing home visitation.

   She is survived by her loving husband Ken, daughter Bonnie (Mike) Muecke, son William Patrick (Penny) Walker, and daughter Shelly (Scott) Barto; grandchildren, Nathan (Stephanie), Alissa, William Kyle (Alana), Ryan (Brandy), Katie (Sage), Chad (Cassidy), Rachel and Elizabeth; 13 great grandchildren and nieces and nephews. 

   She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother and sister-in-law Gregory (Kathy) Michael.

   Memorials can be directed to the Morningside Lutheran Food Bank, the Humane Society, Gideons International, or Bible Study Fellowship International (mybsf.org under the giving tab). She loved purchasing the lovely apples the Humane Society offers this time of year and give them to her children.  

   It was her dying hope that all whom she loved and knew would receive Jesus as their Savior. She never forgot how much Jesus had forgiven her of and in return she loved Him well until her last breath. And she never wanted anyone to go physically hungry either. 

   She was surrounded at her bedside by her family and after a final "roll call" of each family member, she flew into the arms of Jesus.

    "For when David had served God's purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep" as did Rosie.

   Meyer Brothers Morningside Chapel is in charge of arrangements.