Mary Bernarda Plesser
1926 - 2009 (82 years)-
Name Mary Bernarda Plesser Born 06 Jun 1926 Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin 
Gender Female Died 05 Apr 2009 Roswell, Chaves Co, New Mexico Buried St Mary Cemetery, Appleton, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Person ID I45062 Little Chute Genealogy Last Modified 8 Apr 2009
Father Bernard John Plesser, b. 12 Oct 1877, Prussendorf, Bitterfeld, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany , d. 27 Dec 1960, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin (Age 83 years) Mother Clara Wittlin, b. 14 Aug 1881, Town of Ellington, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin , d. 17 Dec 1955 (Age 74 years) Family ID F123872 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Roman A Tennie, b. 25 Sep 1919, d. 03 Aug 1984, Roswell, Chaves Co, New Mexico (Age 64 years) Children 1. Joseph Lee Tennie 2. William Allen Tennie Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 Family ID F77106 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Joseph Bertram Rollwitz Married 02 Sep 1991 Roswell, Chaves Co, New Mexico Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 Family ID F77107 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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April 9, 2009
Rollwitz, Mary Bernarda Plesser
Tennie
Mary Bernarda Rollwitz, 82, of Roswell, New Mexico, and formerly of Appleton,
passed away April 5, 2009, at a Roswell care facility. A funeral mass was
celebrated Wednesday, April 8 at St. Peter's Catholic Church, Roswell, with Fr.
Paul Juniet, O.F.M, officiating. Arrangements were entrusted to Ballard Funeral
Home and Crematory, Roswell. An online registry can be accessed at www.ballard
funeralhome.com.
Mary was born on June 6, 1926, in Appleton to Bernard J. Plesser and Clara
Whitlin Plesser. Her parents preceded her in death, as well as an infant son and
two brothers. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Roman Tennie,
originally from Appleton.
She married Joseph Bertram Rollwitz on September 2, 1991, in Roswell. Her
husband survives her at the family home. Mary is also survived by her sons:
Joseph Lee Tennie and his wife Catherine Ann of Las Vegas, NV; William Allen
Tennie and his wife Cynthia Ann of Arlington, TX; and Douglas Brian Rollwitz;
her daughter, Lesleigh Kathleen Keetch of Durango, CO; her brother, Clare P.
Plesser and his wife, Dolly of Gahanna, OH; her sisters-in-law: Eleanor Wagner
of Grafton, WI; Bernice Brill of Appleton; and Florence Plesser of Milwaukee.
She is also survived by her grandchildren: Julie Ann Tennie, Matthew Lee Tennie,
Chris Diaz, Kiera Jeanatte Keetch, Braden Gerek Keetch and Blake Patterson
Keetch; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
Mary lived in Roswell for 37 years and retired from Roswell Home Furnishings.
She was a life-long devoted Catholic and was a member of St. Peter's Church. She
was the first ordained Eucharistic Minister in Roswell. Mary was a member of
Knights' of Columbus Auxiliary. Mary was also a volunteer for Community Kitchen
and Lend-A-Hand, serving the home bound and elderly shut-ins for both meals and
the Eucharistic Ministry. She also worked at St. Peter's Bingo for 17 years and
helped to pay off St. Peter's debt.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in Mary's name
to St. Peter's Catholic Church, 805 S. Main St., Roswell, NM 88203; or to the
Good Samaritan, 805 S. Main Street, Roswell, NM 88203.
Graveside ceremonies will be conducted at St. Mary's Cemetery, Appleton, on
Monday, April 13 at 1 p.m. with Deacon Patrick Whitcomb officiating.