ROSEBROUGH OBITUARIES, Henry County, Missouri
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ROSEBROUGH, Clara M. KIMZEY n/a - 1995

Mrs. Clara M. Rosebrough, 83, Urich, died Sunday, January 1, 1995, at her son's 
home in Windsor. She was born on a large farm near Kirk, CO, which was 
homesteaded by her parents, Charles Headley Kimzey and Matilda Lydia Ann North 
Kimzey. She formerly lived in the Roscoe, El Dorado Springs and Warrensburg 
areas. Clara had four sisters and one brother: two sisters died in infancy; 
Florence and Henry Dee died in childhood. On April 30, 1932, she was united in 
marriage to Herman Monroe Rosebrough at the Kimzey property below the 
Christian Church in Roscoe, MO. They were blesses with nearly sixty-one years 
together prior to Herman's death in January of 1993. She was a retired civil 
service employee from Whiteman Air Force Base, retiring in 1970. She was a 
member of the Roscoe Christian Church. Clara's greatest joy was her husband and 
children and their families. She was an excellent homemaker and provider of 
love, meals, and comfort and held a strong belief in God. Clara held several jobs 
in her work career. She worked at a cafe in the old Ward Hall in Roscoe. When 
Herman served in the Marines in WW II, Clara remained on the farm with the four 
children until he returned on December 5, 1945. She managed to save enough 
money in spite of hardships to purchase a home in Kansas City when Herman 
returned. In March of 1946, Clara went to work at the Jones Store in downtown 
Kansas City. On December 1, 1948, she began a long career with the Civil Service, 
working at the Bureau of Internal Revenue until March of 1953, when they moved 
from the city to a farm near Windsor, MO. In August of 1954, Clara went to work 
at Whiteman Air Force Base, working as a supervisor in Base Supply. The last ten 
years prior to Herman's death, they lived in Eldorado Springs, MO. Clara's ability 
to make anywhere home is most evident in the fact that she moved 19 times 
since her marriage in 1932. She made it a point to be happy in her new 
surroundings each time. She moved to Urich in May of 1994, and was very proud of 
her new apartment. During her illness, her son Bert and wife, Kay, cared for her 
with great devotion until her death on January 1. Her sister was able to be with 
her the last few weeks. She is survived by three sons, Walter M. Rosebrough of 
Kansas City, Raymond M. Rosebrough of Ingleside, TX, and Bert M. Rosebrough of 
Windsor; one daughter, Mrs. Nova Fay Bergschneider of Urich; one sister, Miss 
Nova North Kimzey of Huntington Beach, CA; one sister-in-law, Mrs. Zella Byrd of 
Kansas City, KS; 14 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will 
be Wednesday, January 4, at 2 p.m. at the Sheldon-Goodrich Chapel in Osceola. 
Burial will be in the Roscoe Cemetery. 


ROSEBROUGH, Herman M. 1914 - 1993

Herman M. Rosebrough was born February 12, 1914, near Oyer, MO, in a log cabin. 
He died in January 1993. He was the son of Frank Monroe Rosebrough and Julia 
Welsh Rosebrough who preceded him in death. He attended grade school in Kansas 
City, KS, and completed high school at Roscoe, MO. On April 30, 1932 he married 
Clara M. Kimzey, who survives him. To this union four children were born: Walter, 
Raymond, Bert and Nova Fay. In the early years of marriage, he farmed with his 
father-in-law, Charles Kimzey; worked at Swift and Company in Kansas City, KS, 
farmed at Larned, KS, operated Goodrich Hardware Store in Roscoe, worked on 
county roads and helped build the sidewalks around the Osceola square. In 1942 
he became a fireman at Pratt & Whitney Defense Plant. In May 1943 he joined the 
United States Marine Corps, serving in the South Pacific. He was on a ship off the 
coast of Japan when Hiroshima was bombed. He said they turned the ship around 
and returned to Guam. He was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps on Dec 
4, 1945. He returned home to employment as a guard with Westinghouse, later 
working as a machinist. In 1943 he moved his family to a farm near Windsor. He 
farmed and worked at Whiteman Air Force Base as a pressman in the base print 
shop and at base supply. He also worked for Trails Regional Library in 
Warrensburg as a bookmobile driver and clerk for 14 years. He retired to his farm 
near Leeton in 1971. He and Clara moved to El Dorado Springs in 1981. In April 
1992, they celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. Thanksgiving Day was 
always a special joy for him when all his family made efforts to be together 
where possible. Herman is survived by his wife, Clara, of the home; his four 
children and their spouses, 14 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. He is 
also survived by a sister, Zella Byrd, of Kansas City, KS. He was preceded in death 
by an older brother, Melvin Rosebrough. He was buried in Roscoe, MO Cemetery. 

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