Virginia Beach Elsie Rosenberg

Elsie Church Rosenberg, 4/10/14 – 9/01/09

Her residence was in Virginia Beach with her daughter and son-in-law, Maria and Jim Rataiczak. She passed of natural causes at 95 being well cared for at Beacon Shores Nursing Home. She was born in Lake View, SC. I’m sure her parents, Georgia L. and Charlie M. Church have been waiting for her. She outlived three husbands, and was a single Mom long before that was in style. She supported herself by learning to sew so well that she eventually worked directly with the pattern makers at Gigi Young-Suzie Perette in Manhattan. Her first love after her family was her garden. She built a home in Ocala, Fl, of which she was very proud. Her crowning glory was that she gently raised trees and shrubs for all the new families in the community, so that each family had a start for their garden. She became the president of her garden club and remained president for so long that the National Organization of Garden Clubs made her an honorary lifetime President.
She leaves behind two sons, Ibra B. Cooke, Steven D. Cooke, and three daughters, Jeanette W. Griffith, Maria G. Rataiczak, and Barbara Neeb. She also leaves behind many grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great great grandchildren.
She leaves her Sisters, Estelle Scott, Olive Self, Nell Parnell, Jaxsie Rogers, and brothers Alton Church, and Jimmie Church; many nieces and nephews and grand nieces and grand nephews. She will be sorely missed.
Memorial Services will be held on Sept. 13th, 2009 at Unity Church of Tidewater 5580 Shell Rd., VA Beach, VA 23455 at 1PM. Potluck will follow services at the church
Please no flower arrangements. Cut flowers in water from your gardens are preferred and you can plant a tree in her name by going to www.americanforests.org, then press the Donate Now button, then go to project and press down arrow and choose “In remembrance” follow instructions after that.
Burial will take place in the Church family burial plot in Lake View, SC Cemetery beside her parents. Cremation Society of Virginia, Hampton Roads office is assisting the family.