With profound sadness, we announce the passing of Rosemary Elizabeth (Yanicheck) Troebliger on Sept. 11, 2025, at the age of 71. She passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her family.
Rosemary was born on July 22, 1954, to Joseph and Mary (Ricci) Yanicheck in Pottsville, PA, before moving to Reading, PA, where she grew up and graduated from Governor Mifflin High School. She worked as a secretary at American Bank, GPU Nuclear (Three Mile Island), Sacred Heart Church, Stony Bridge Landscape, and retired from Lebanon Valley College.
Rosemary loved to garden and watch her hummingbirds and deer in the backyard. She enjoyed driving her Mustang convertible on sunny days and listening to ’70s music and smooth jazz. Rosemary enjoyed volunteering at Masonic Homes in Elizabethtown as a secretary in the hospice unit, and she liked working the polls on election day at the Quentin Fire Company. She absolutely loved her Tito’s on Friday nights with beloved friends at the Timbers in Mount Gretna, PA.
Rosemary is survived by her loving husband of 46 years, Jim; two beautiful daughters, Kristina Jean, and her husband, Conan, of Lake Alfred, FL, and Staci Graffius, and her husband, David, of Dover, PA: and brothers, Joseph Yanicheck Jr., and his wife, Linda, of Illinois, and Frank Yanicheck, and his wife, Ning, of Thailand. She is preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Mary Yanicheck, of Reading, PA; and beloved uncle, George Ricci, of Van Nuys, CA.
The family would like to thank the incredible team of nurses with the Hospice of Central PA for their care and understanding over these past few weeks.
The family will be accepting visitors at Thompson Funeral Home Inc., 126 S. 9th St., Lebanon, PA 17042, on Monday, Sept. 15, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be held at the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, 2 N. 8th St., Lebanon, PA 17042, on Wednesday, Sept. 17, at 11 a.m. A visitation will be held prior to mass from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Interment will be held at the convenience of the family. A party celebrating Rosemary’s beautiful life will be held after mass at the Timbers Restaurant, 350 Timber Road, Mount Gretna, PA 17064, at 12:30 p.m.
The family welcomes your memories and messages in Thompson Funeral Home’s online guest book at www.thompsonfuneralhomelebanon.com/home. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to Our Lady of the Cross School at www.ourladyofthecross.org.
