|
MADISON - Beatrix "Trixi" Roesler passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2006, in the company of husband, Frederick L. Roesler and daughters, Kirsten (Elder) Thompson and Monica (Elder) Bridgewater at the Don and Marilyn Anderson HospiceCare Center in Fitchburg. The cancer that took her life was diagnosed last November. Trixi remained optimistic, and brought cheerfulness to friends and family throughout the difficult treatments; in the end she made peace with the inevitable advance of her disease. She was born on July 19, 1938, in Hanau, Germany, immigrated to the U.S. in 1959 to marry and live in Los Alamos, N.M., where her daughters were born. After her first marriage ended Trixi moved to Madison and married Frederick Roesler in 1968. She became a U.S. citizen in 1969. For many years she was an enthusiastic volunteer for the Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra. Between 1982 and 1992 she and her husband were frequently in Washington, D.C., where Trixi helped design and install exhibits for the Smithsonian Museum of American History, and later worked for the Department of Veterans' Affairs. From 1992 to 1997 she worked in the oncology section at the Madison VA Hospital. Trixi's great love for the arts was expressed in all she did; many treasure her personal works in fiber arts. Her birth brought a sensitive spirit of great depth and beauty to earth that enriched people wherever she went. In death, her spirit will live on in the hearts of her family and many friends who deeply loved her. |
| Top of Page |