SILFVEN, Rosemary (nee: Dye), 89, passed away surrounded by family Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at her residence in Lebanon. She was born July 8, 1932 in Fostoria, OH to Melvin and Dorothy (nee: Lambert) Dye. Rosemary was a caregiver. She loved to care and help others any chance she could. Rosemary worked for Warren County until retirement serving meals to the community. She was a member of the Lebanon Elks and the Lebanon Eagles. She loved dancing, painting and watching sports. Her favorite teams to cheer on were the Cincinnati Reds and Cincinnati Bengals.

Rosemary is preceded in death by her parents, Melvin and Dorothy Dye, her husband, James Silfven, her son, Jeffrey Silfven, her brother, William Dye and her sister, Patricia Sayre and her nephew, David Sayre.

She is survived by her 2 daughters, Belinda Singleton and Jamie (Danny) Abney, her 6 grandchildren, Jaimie (Crystal) Keeton, Casey (Sean) Conrad, Dawn Keeton, Brady James Singleton, Samantha (Ben) Timpe, Jared singleton, and her 8 great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be held Wednesday, January 26, 2022 from 10AM until 12PM with services immediately following, all at the Oswald-Hoskins Funeral Home, Lebanon. Entombment will follow at Heritage Hills Memorial Gardens.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Heart Association or the Soft Bones US Hypophosphatasia Foundation by visiting https://softbones.org/ .