Rosemary Kirchner, a 72 year old Trenton, MO resident, passed away at 9:39 a.m., Thursday morning, December 9, 2010 at St. Luke’s on the Plaza in Kansas City, MO.

Funeral services are scheduled for 11:00 a.m., Monday, December 13, 2010 at Whitaker Eads Funeral Home in Trenton.  Burial will be in the Willis Chapel Cemetery north of Brimson, MO.  A visitation is scheduled from 6 to 7 Sunday evening.  Open visitation will begin at noon Sunday.  Memorial donations are suggested to Willis Chapel Cemetery and left with the funeral home.  

Rosemary Kirchner was born July 16, 1938 in Blockton, IA to L Emory and Cordys Estell Cordell Newby.  She graduated from the Bedford, IA High School.  Rosemary was employed for many years with Quick Trip and Kum and Go on 9th street in Trenton.  She enjoyed tending to plants and visiting with her many friends.

Surviving relatives include her son, Mike Kirchner and his wife Angie of Brimson, MO; a daughter, Tina Berchtold and her husband David of Chillicothe, MO; a sister, Janet Sheldon of Lenox, IA, and three grandchildren, Shannon Crouse, Robert Crouse and Justin Kirchner.

Those preceding her in death include her parents, a sister Wilma Newby and five brothers Tuff Durfy, Tobe Durfy, Billie Newby, Willis Newby and Marvin Newby.