BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wis. — Rosemary Ellen Bellar Noble, 89, of Black River Falls, died Sunday, Feb. 8 at Black River Memorial Hospital.
She was born Sept. 3, 1925, in Chicago, Ill., to Elsie Bock Bellar. Her father, Matthew Bellar, was killed in a car accident before her birth. She was named Rosemary “For Remembrance” in his memory. She was lovingly raised by her mother and her large extended family in northwest Chicago. She graduated from nursing school at Presbyterian Hospital in Chicago in 1946. She met Dr. John Henry Noble, who attended medical school and did his internship and residency in Chicago from 1944-49. They were married on June 21, 1947, in Chicago. She and Dr. Noble lived in Graceville and Browns Valley, Minn., and Amery, Wis., from 1949-51. They moved to Black River Falls in 1951 when Dr. Noble joined the Krohn Clinic.
Rosemary left her large extended family in the big city of Chicago and joined Dr. Noble’s large extended family in the small town of Black River Falls. She and Dr. Noble built the “new” house at 1109 Harrison St. in 1960, then remodeled and moved to the “old” house next door, Dr. Noble’s childhood home at 1105 Harrison St., following the death of his mother Harriet in 1969.
Rosemary devoted herself to being a wife, mother and homemaker. She enjoyed decorating, cooking, gardening and spending time at home with her family. She took pleasure in quiet time at the family cabin on the Black River at Levis Creek and also hosted many family picnics there. She was a great reader with a book, newspaper or magazine usually in hand. She often attended auctions, collecting and refinishing antique furniture.
She returned to Chicago regularly to visit her family, shop, eat out, visit museums and attend plays. She and Dr. Noble also traveled around the country and the world, including a 50th anniversary trip to China in 1997. In the 1970s Rosemary taught nursing assistant in-service and pre-service classes for Western Wisconsin Technical Institute. She also volunteered with the American Red Cross and was a member of Tuesday Club and the United Methodist Church.
Rosemary is survived by two sons, James of Brule, Wis., and John Jr. (Mary Carlson) of Marinette, Wis.; one daughter, Jane Noble of Madison, Wis.; grandsons Joshua Noble of Seattle, Wash. and Matthew Noble of Portland, Ore.; and grandson Nathan Regina (Amanda Betts) of Appleton, Wis.
Rosemary re-joins her beloved husband of 66 years, Dr. John Noble, who preceded her in death on June 29, 2013. She loved and missed him deeply and looked forward to their reunion.
It was Rosemary’s wish that there be no memorial service. Her ashes will be interred at Riverside Cemetery in Black River Falls next to her husband John, near her mother Elsie, in the Noble plot. Memorial donations may be made to the Black River Area Foundation for the Medical Scholarship Fund to be used for nursing and nursing assistant scholarships or to the American Red Cross.
“After the night, the morning,
Bidding all darkness cease,
After life’s cares and sorrows,
The comfort and sweetness of peace.” — Helen Rice
From the Jackson County Chronicle. February 11, 2015