Rosanna Lee Boyd's Obituary
Rosanna Lee (Ramsey) Boyd, age 82, passed away on October 13, 2024 in Lake Havasu City, Arizona from complications associated with Alzheimer 's disease.
Rosanna was born July 9, 1942 in Casey Illinois, the daughter of Rosalie (Phillips) Ramsey and Robert W. Ramsey. Rosanna was married to Gerald Lee McCaslin from 1960-1975. She married William Boyd in 1978; he preceded her in death on January 2, 1994 at 56 years of age.
Shortly after getting married, Rosanna, her dad Robert, and her husband Jerry, opened their first bakery in her hometown of Casey Illinois. She quickly mastered the skill of cake decorating which she continued throughout their marriage and the years of raising their four children.
Rosanna loved her childhood and early adult years growing up on a farm in Casey Illinois with her mom, dad, two brothers, Robert W. (Sonny) Ramsey, Jr. and John Ramsey, along with her four sisters, Pat, Jane, Jean, and Vicki Ramsey. Rosanna enjoyed dancing, music, camping, fishing, spending time with her family and friends as well as her grandchildren.
Rosanna is survived by her son, Scott (Laura Victoria) McCaslin of Rancho Cucamonga CA, and two daughters, Kim McCaslin of Lake Havasu City, Arizona and Jami McCaslin of Redondo Beach, CA, brother, Robert W. (Sonny) Ramsey Jr. of Casey, Illinois, sisters, Patty Ramsey Staley of Olney, Illinois, Jane Ramsey Rincker of Lake Mattoon, Illinois, and Jean Ramsey James of Greenup, Illinois. Rosanna was preceded in death by her son, Mark McCaslin, father, Robert W. Ramsey, mother, Rosalie Ramsey, sister, Victoria Ramsey Scales, and brother, Johnny Ramsey.
Funeral services will be conducted at 12 p.m. on Saturday, October 26, 2024 at Markwell Funeral Home with Pastor Kyle Stoops officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Olive Kickapoo Cemetery, rural Martinsville, IL. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service on Saturday at Markwell Funeral Home, 200 N. Central Ave., Casey, IL 62420.
Memorials donations may be made to the Alzheimer 's Association, PO Box 96001, Washington, DC 20090-6011 or www.alz.org.
To view the full obituary, send a condolence message, light a candle or post photos, visit www.markwellfuneralhome.com. Markwell Funeral Home of Casey, IL is in charge of the arrangements.
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