Rose Marie Dorrance Gatti

Rose Marie Dorrance Gatti Rock Springs- Rose Marie Gatti, 93, a lifelong resident of Rock Springs died Sunday, December 12, 2010 at Memorial Hospital of Sweet water County after a lengthy illness. She was born March 1, 1917 in Rock Springs the daughter of Peter Frederick and Catherine Ahern Dorrance. She attended schools in Rock Springs and graduated from Rock Springs High School with the class of 1935. She married Guy H. Gatti on August 17, 1941 in Rock Springs. She worked for the Sweetwater County School District #1 until her retirement. She was a member of the St. Monica’s Sodality, and Young at Heart Senior Citizens Center Kitchen Band. Her interests included bingo, gambling, knitting club, prayer group & bible study group. Survivors include husband Guy Gatti of Rock Springs; daughters Rosemary Gustafson and husband Mike of Thief River Falls, Minnesota, Betty Lou Auld, Connie Gatti, Cathy Cherny, and Barbara Marchetti and husband Brad all of Rock Springs; daughter-in-law Diana Gatti; grandchildren Maria Mortensen and husband Heath, Diddy Harris and husband Chris, Annette Ice and husband Brad, Scott Auld and wife Kim, Ron Gatti and wife Michelle, Chad Cherny and wife April, Johnny Curvantes and wife Shelly, Jason Cervantes and wife Jesse, Eva Larsen and husband Wade, Karris Cherny, Angela Pharis, Fred Gomez, and Michelle Gomez; Great Grandkids Aly Menegassi and husband Mike, Gavin Mortensen, Tiffany, Megan and Guy Harris, Storey, Emily, and Aubrey Ice, Scotia Auld, Colton, and Grace Gatti, Jaycee, Jensen, and Justin Cherny, Nicholas, Josie, Carly, and Macie Cervantes, Ben Cervantes, RJ, and Bobby Larsen, Aiden, Lilianna, and Michaela Pharis, William Roper, Rutledge Gomez, and Michelle Gomez; and Great-great-granddaughter PJ Tomison. She was preceded in death by her parents, siblings Ellie Hoole, Katie Dorrance, Liz Behring, John Dorrance, Eva Briggs, Edna McKenna, Louise DiTullio, Bill Dorrence, Gertrude Doak, and Etta Clark, son Robert G. Gatti, and Son-in-law Robert J. Auld. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 17, 2010 at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, 116 Broadway St., Rock Springs. Father Jean Baldo will officiate. A Parish Rosary will be recited at 4:00 p.m. Thursday December 16, 2010 at Fox Funeral Home, 2800 Commercial Way, Rock Springs. Interment will be in the Mayor O’Block section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery.