Alma Joyce Rotary

Alma Joyce Rotary left us peacefully on Friday, November 15, 2024, just three days ahead of her 94th birthday. She was surrounded by her loving children, Vivien Mogan, Julie Walke and Mark Rotary. Born in the tiny village of Nantymoel in Wales, her family moved to England when she was a small child. She grew up during the devastation of WWII and the bombing along the southern coast of England. As a young woman, Alma attended the School of Nursing at Salisbury General Infirmary Hospital, in Wiltshire, where she earned her R.N. degree. It was there that she met her future husband, Theodore “Ted” Rotary. The two married in 1950 and lived in the market town of Ringwood, just outside the New Forest, until they emigrated to the United States with their three children. Twenty years later she proudly became a U.S. citizen. A loyal wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, she lived a long life with the love of her family as her central focus. Just after arriving in the US, she joined the local chapter of the Trans-Atlantic Brides and Parents Association (TBPA), where she met many other English women. Many became lifelong friends. Ted and Alma loved to travel and visited many of their friends who lived around the globe. Alma’s interests included knitting, reading, and gardening. She was a member of Saline’s Stone & Thistle Garden Club and started a local Bunco group with friends, which is still active today. Alma is survived by three children, five grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. She will be laid to rest next to her beloved husband at Parkview Memorial Cemetery in Livonia, Michigan. Friends may join the family for a time of visitation on Thursday, November 21st, from 10:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. at the Robison-Bahnmiller Funeral Home in Saline. A Funeral Service will then be held at 11:00 A.M. with Rev. Paul Frolick officiating. Private burial will take place in the Parkview Memorial Cemetery in Livonia at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Saline Stone & Thistle Garden Club (non-deductible for tax purposes), c/o Nancy Millichap, 1473 Wildwood Trail, Saline, MI 48176, or to the Saline District Library 555 North Maple Road, Saline, MI 48176. Both of which held a special place in Alma’s heart. To leave a memory you have of Alma, to sign her guestbook or for directions please visit www.rbfhsaline.com

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Alma Joyce Rotary

November 18, 1930 - November 15, 2024