WATERFORD — Rosalie Vanderzanden, 90, died at her Waterford home on Friday, Aug. 26, 2011.
She was born on Aug. 13, 1921 and raised in New York City. She moved with her family to New Jersey in 1947. She and her daughter Barbara moved to Maine in 1978, where they have run the Waterford Inn.
She was a 1941 graduate of Hunter College and completed graduate work at Paterson State College in the 1970s.
Rosalie was an avid traveler and saw much of the world with her daughter.
She was predeceased by her husband Andre; and daughter Leslie in 1964.
She is survived by her son Andre of New Hampshire; her daughter Barbara of Waterford; her son Michael of Pennsylvania; two granddaughters, two grandsons, and one great-granddaughter.
As she was a great lover of animals, the family asks for donations to be made in her name locally to Responsible Pet Care or globally to the World Wildlife Fund.
Cremation arrangements were by Direct Cremation of Maine.
A memorial service will be held on a future date.