In the early morning of September 24, 2026, Rosemary Snider Hatke, left her earthly body and went with her Lord and Savior at Creasy Springs Health Campus in Lafayette. She was 94.
She was born March 25, 1932, in Lafayette, to Marion Alfred and Leotha May Peak Snider. She attended Saint Mary-of-the-Woods and went on to graduate from St. Francis in Lafayette. After high school she attended one year at St. Elizabeth School of Nursing before she met her husband Stanley Vincent Hatke. Stanley and Rosemary were married on Jan. 20, 1951, in Attica. After marriage Stanley and Rosemary moved to Lafayette and then went on to move south of Linden. On the farm Rosemary and Stanley raised not only hogs, chickens and crops but also nine children.
Rosemary was a true homemaker, loved making quilts and Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls; she loved her garden and attending meetings for her children’s 4-H events. Rosemary worked as a teachers’ aid in Linden and also at County Market as demo coordinator. She was a member at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church, as well as MNO (Mother’s Night Out) with the Homemaker Extension Group of Montgomery County and 4-M’s.
Surviving family includes: children, Sharon Harlan of Lebanon, Barbara (Dennis) Carrell of Lebanon, Diana Simpson of Lafayette, Madonna (Micheal Wilson) Bailey of Merritt Island, Florida, Michael (Rita) Hatke of Crawfordsville and Roseann Ryle of Cape Canaveral, Florida; grandchildren, Cara (Jeremy), Joe (Lisa), Jill (Drew), Ashley, Stacy (Craig), Keith (Rebecca), Amanda (John), Jason (Alexis) and Amber (James); great-grandchildren, Sophia, Hunter, Nora, Delcie, Dexter, Olivia, Lizzy, Kaitlyn, Lucas, Samantha, Aiden, Emily, Lily, Lexi, Theo and Austin; son-in-law Gary Truax; daughter-in-law Terresa Hatke; and brothers, Joe and Frank Snider.
Rosemary was preceded in death by her parents; husband Stanley Hatke; sons, Ronald Hatke and Steven Hatke; daughter Carla Hatke Truex; grandson Adam Carrell; son-in-law Wes Harlan; and brothers, James and George Snider.
Visitation for Rosemary will be 5-7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 28 at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, led by Rev. David Buckles. Burial will follow Mass at Calvary Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Ron Hatke Agribusiness Scholarship Fund at the Montgomery County Community Foundation or Gibault Children Services https://www.gibault.org/donate/
Online condolences can be made at www.BurkhartFH.com. The family would like to thank the Staff at Creasy Springs for their wonderful care of Rosemary.
