Rosanne McGovern (nee Cunningham), 89, of Riverside, died on March 21, 2025. Born on Feb. 25, 1936, she was a resident of Riverside where she raised her family and a devoted member of St. Mary Church. She was a foster mother to many, a Riverside Park District Board member, a La Leche leader since 1961, a Girl Scout leader, and an advocate for fathers in the delivery room. She helped make girls Little League to reality and was an inspiration to many. She loved children, babies, books, history and art.
Rosanne was the mother of Mary (late Tom) Ilich, Meg (Scot) Crowell, John (Joanne), Maureen (Tricia Sulita), Rita (Mark) Domeier, Tom (Christy), Katie (Tim) Selover, and Lizzy (Sean) O’Brien; the grandmother of Bobby (Cathleen), Katie (Alex), Tricia, Tommy, Kelly (Joe), Jim, Rosie (Nate), Marc, Molly, Johnny, Megan, Jack, Matt, Tim, Dan, Owen, Finn, Colin, Cavan, Elizabeth, Peter, Shannon, Luke, Ben, and the late Danny and Mary Carole McGovern; the great-grandmother of Heidi, Claire and Paisley; the sister of the late Jack (Dorothy) Cunningham, late Gerald Cunningham, late Marita (late Ed) Spirko, and the late Bernard Cunningham; and the aunt of many.
Visitation will be held at Conboy-Westchester Funeral Home, 10501 W. Cermak Road, Westchester on Friday, April 4 from 3 to 8 p.m. On April 5 at 12 p.m. a funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Mary Church, 126 Herrick, Riverside. Interment private at Queen of Heaven Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are appreciated to Cantata, St. Mary Church, and to an organization that supports women.