Rose Mary Cody, age 79, died on 4/4/16 at Maplewood of Sauk Prairie. She was born in Ashland, WI on 10/15/1936, the daughter of the late John and Lena (Vaillancourt) Klaus. She was united in marriage to Russell Gorman on 6/29/1968 and preceded in death by him on 8/4/1974. She was then united in marriage to William Cody on 8/21/1976, combining two families into one.

She achieved a Bachelor of Science in Home Economics Education at Stout State College (now UW-Stout) in 1958. Before becoming a housewife and mother, she taught Art at USAG Wiesbaden Army Base in Germany where she traveled Europe extensively, and Home Economics at Clovis High School in Clovis, CA where she met her husband, Russell.

Rose Mary was a highly skilled seamstress and cook. She loved gardening, baking, arts and crafts of all kinds, her Catholic faith, and most of all being a mother and teaching all her children as much as she could, helping and encouraging them to always keep striving for whatever they dreamed. She touched many lives for the better, both friends and family, and she will always be remembered for her quiet strength and bright smiles.

She was preceded in death by her brothers and sisters Marie Klaus, Lorraine Lundquist, Everald Klaus, Elizabeth Rokser, Catherine "Kitty" Pocernich, and Fred Klaus.

She is survived by her sisters, Marjory "Ardetta" Sufak, Johanna Mihalek, and Caroline DeMars Schimke; her husband, William Cody; children, William Cody (Peggy), Christina Circo (Dan), Carla Cody, Genevieve Gorman (Peter), Andrea Ruta (Joseph), Brennan Cody (Diana), Christopher Gorman, Jonathan Cody (Laura), and Justin Cody (Shannon) and 15 Grandchildren.

Mass of Christian Burial, Friday, April 8, 2016 at 11:30 at St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Sauk City, WI. Visitation preceding at Hooverson Funeral Home, Sauk City, WI from 9am - 11:15.