Rosemary Prince

ROSEMARY PRINCE, age 47, of 712 Harford Road, Brooktondale, NY passed away Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009 at the Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca, NY. Rosemary was born May 30, 1962 in Ithaca, NY a daughter of George & Sa Malepe Shaw residing in Brooktondale. Rosemary was married to Dean Prince on July 7, 1979 in Brooktondale. Mr. and Mrs. Prince had been residents of Groton for 10 years prior to relocating to Brooktondale last May. She had been employed at Dairy One and lastly at Cornell University’s Quality Milk Production Services. Rosemary enjoyed riding her motorcycle, hunting deer and spending time with family and friends. She was a wonderful daughter, wife, mother and grandmother who will be greatly missed.

Survivors include her parents, George and Sa Shaw of Brooktondale, her husband of 30 years, Dean Prince, Sr. of Brooktondale, her children, Dean (Crystal) Prince, Jr., Deanna (Nicholas) Lane, Mary E. Prince of Cortland, her siblings, George (Margie) Malepe, Sailele Malepe, Ramona (Dean) Teel, Frances (Jerry Cornell) Shaw, Linda (Greg) Nash, Mary (Alvah) Watson, Pat (David) Arsenault, Madoline "Pooh" (Chong You) Shaw, Amber (Greg) Compton; four grandchildren; nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 4 PM Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009 at the Perkins Funeral Home with Rev. Katy Prince officiating. Friends are invited to call from 2 to 4 PM Sunday at the funeral home, 55 West Main Street, Dryden. Memorials are directed to the Slaterville Vol. Fire Dept. Ambulance, P.O. Box 190, Slaterville Springs, NY 14881 or to the American Cancer Society, 13 Beech Street, Johnson City, NY 13790.