Rose Marie Mischo

Rose Marie (nee Sullivan) Breister Mischo, 71, passed to the spirit world on Thursday, May 8, 2008, while she was a resident at Hospice Home of Hope, Fond du Lac.She was born on April 11, 1937, on the White Earth Ojibwe Indian Reservation, in White Earth, Minnesota, a daughter of Daniel David and Ora Caroline Brisbois Sullivan. Rose Marie graduated from Fox Valley College with an associate degree in A.O.D.A. Counseling.On February 12, 1955, she married Karl Albert Breister. Together they created five children.Rose Marie married James Frederick Mischo on November 20, 1993. They had many wonderful years together with their children, grandchildren and friends.Rose Marie was very active in the Native American community in the Fond du Lac and Milwaukee areas. She was a pipe carrier and a cultural and spiritual leader. She also attended and participated in sun dances.She will be greatly missed by her husband, children, many grandchildren, siblings, mother, nieces, nephews, cousins and all her adopted Native American family members and numerous friends.She is survived by her husband, James; her mother, Ora Sullivan; four children: Karen Ann (Lester) Ballwanz, Kristine Ann Breister, Kurt Albert (Maria) Breister, Keith Andrew (Jennifer)Breister; three stepchildren: Sara Lynn Mischo Nowlan, Greg and Eric Mischo; grandchildren; three sisters and one brother: Sharon (Richard) Steele, Daniel (Sandra) Sullivan, Ora Jackie (Butch) Allen, Laurie Sullivan. She was preceded in death by her father, Daniel D. Sullivan; three brothers: Jim, John, and Kim Sullivan. In August of 1988, she was further preceded in death by a son, Karl Allen Breister and Donna McMillan-Orton, the parents of her eldest grandchild, Karl Jerome Breister. Following their deaths, Rose Marie cared for and raised Karl as a son as well as a grandson.The visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 10, 2008, at Mach Funeral Chapel, 31 East Division Street, Fond du Lac.A service will be at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, May 11, 2008, at Mach Funeral Chapel.In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established in her name.In Gah Waa bamin Nah Guj – Till we meet again, all our love, Mino ninde equay (Good Hearted Woman).

Rose Marie Mischo

April 11, 1937 - May 8, 2008