Rosalie Elsperman Hirzel, 94, passed away at Otterbein Portage Valley on Tuesday, January 4, 2005. Rosalie was born to Joseph and Alma (Konapka) Elsperman in Toledo, Ohio, on July 8, 1910. She was one of the first graduates of The University of Toledo when she graduated with an education degree in 1928. Mrs. Hirzel was a member of the Swiss Turner Verein where she met her husband, Karl. On June 1, 1935, they were married. Rosalie was a loving and devoted wife of Karl Hirzel, Sr., owner of Hirzel Canning Company. She worked along side her husband in the factory for many years, as this was a life's work for both Rosalie and Karl. Rosalie loved her family dearly and they were her pride and joy. She had six children and was a loving grandmother to 20 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren. Rosalie enjoyed dancing and singing and was one of the first pupils of the Beatrice Gardner Dance Studio. She also was a member of the Toledo Swiss Ladies Society and sang with the Toledo Swiss Singers. She, along with her husband, spent many years on the island of Eleuthera in the Bahamas. There they worked to educate and enhance the lives of many Bahamians in Gregorytown. Her husband, Karl Sr., and her son, John Edward Hirzel, preceded Rosalie in death. Surviving are sons, Karl (Barbara) Hirzel, Jr., Joseph (Julia), William (Beverly); daughters, Marilyn (Louis) Kozma, and Rosalie Ann Moore, as well as daughter-in-law, Lizabeth Hirzel. The family will receive friends at the Eggleston Meinert Pavley Funeral Home, Oregon Chapel, on Friday from 2 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held in the funeral home at 11:00 a.m. Saturday. Interment will follow at Lake Township Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, family would like to suggest contributions made to the Karl & Rosalie Hirzel Penta County Scholarship Fund or the charity of the donor's choice. The family is eternally grateful to the staff at Otterbein Portage Valley for their loving care and concern. Visitation: Visitation Times Friday, 2-9 pm Coy Road Chapel