Rosemary Ann Hannaford, 84 years, of Temperance, MI passed away May 5, 2026. The daughter of Patrick and Rose (Walker) Hannaford, she was born November 21, 1941 in Detroit, MI.
She graduated from Madonna College in July 1983 with a Bachelor of Science and dedicated 45 years of her life to Comerica Bank before retiring in December 2005. Rosemary was active in the Catholic Alumni Club for many years and did many forms of Christian Service through the parishes she attended. She became a Secular Franciscan in 1989 and served on both local and regional levels. Rosemary also cherished the adventures she had traveling across the United States and Canada with Mike and Pat in their camper.
Rosemary is survived by her sisters, Patricia (Michael) Okragleski and Kathleen (Wayne) Potempa. She was preceded in death by her parents, sister, Susan Holden and brother-in-law, Douglas Holden.
Visitation will be Tuesday, May 12, 2026 from 2:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. in the Urbanski’s Bedford Funeral Chapel 8300 Lewis Ave. Temperance, MI. The Funeral Mass will be Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. in St. Anthony’s Catholic Church 4605 St. Anthony Road Temperance, MI 48182 where she will lie in state in the narthex at 10:00 a.m. Burial will be private in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, MI.
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