Rosanna Mae Grant

Rosanna Mae Grant (nee Reaman) passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 9, 2023, at the age of 98. She was born on May 14th, 1925, in a country farmhouse in Grant Park, Illinois, seven miles west of the Indiana border. Her husband, Eugene Nelson Grant, preceded her in death on April 3, 2001. Her parents August and Anna Reaman (nee Brandt); brothers Ernest Reaman of Grant Park and Arnold Reaman of Homewood also preceded her in death. 

 Rosanna is survived by her daughters, Bonnie Grant Baird, (Christopher Baird) Oro Valley, AZ and Kathleen Ann Rink (nee Grant), (Frank Rink) of Shorewood Illinois. Also surviving are grandchildren, Ryan Baird (LaDora Herrreman) of Madison, Wisconsin; Justin Rink of Omaha, Nebraska; Heather Rink Hanley (Chad Hanley), of Geneva, Illinois; and great grandchildren, Jon and Mina Herreman of Madison, Wisconsin; and Eleanor Hanley of Geneva, Illinois. She spent her early years working on her parents’ farm, and she enjoyed the Big Band Sound by going to concerts and dances with her girlfriends. Rosanna was a pianist and spent many hours playing and singing songs from WWII for her own enjoyment. 
 Shortly after her marriage in 1948, Rosanna and her husband Gene moved to a home they built on Lake Manteno in Manteno, Illinois. Rosanna worked as an administrative assistant at the Farm Bureau in Kankakee, Kankakee State Hospital, Manteno State Hospital and Tinley Park State Hospital until her retirement in 1987. 

 She was a 50-year member, an Elder, and the organist for the First Presbyterian Church in Manteno. In addition, she played for many weddings and funerals in the Manteno area. Rosanna’s interests throughout the years ranged from reading, sewing, knitting, crocheting and playing with grandchildren and great grandchildren. She enjoyed shopping with her daughters and attending Neil Diamond concerts. Following a private family memorial, Rosanna will be interred alongside her husband, Gene at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, Illinois.

 In lieu of flowers, contributions in Rosanna’s memory can be made to Community Presbyterian Church in Manteno, IL; Uplifted Care, Bourbonnais, IL; or Illinois Veterans’ Home, Manteno, IL.