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AnneRose "Oma" Czornohus
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Annerose is survived by her cherished son, Walter Sirotich (Jeanne Bass), daughter-in-law Christine Gauvain-Lentz (Gene Lentz), four grandchildren, Sandra Blevins (Leah Mateczun), Erica Sirotich (Mike Tackett), Nicholas Sirotich (Paris MacKenzie Dowd), and Rebecca Sirotich (Kenny Knecht), and four great grandchildren, John Blevins Jr., London Rose Knecht, Willow Renee Knecht, and Tilda Lane Tackett.
Born on December 27, 1930 in Köln, Germany, Annerose was the only daughter of Albert and Rosalina Schmitt. She adored her brothers Albert, Jr. and Franz. Though as a child, the second World War unfolded around her and inflicted many hardships on her family, she grew to be an optimistic, independent young woman who, in 1952 at the age of 21, traveled on the ship America to Ellis Island, New York City with hopes of becoming an American citizen. In Oswego, New York, she worked as a seamstress, and met another new immigrant, Angelo Sirotich of Italy, whom she married. They proudly built a life together and raised their son in Orchard Park, a suburb of Buffalo, New York. Angelo passed away in 1982.
In 1986, Annerose married Roman Czornohus, and the couple moved to Englewood, Florida in 1994. Her motto was always “family over everything” and, fittingly, Oma’s family followed her to the Sunshine State.
Annerose loved to garden and was a member of the American Orchid Society. She was talented in the kitchen, serving as head chef at Danny Sansone’s Restaurant in South Buffalo as a young woman, and creating authentic German and Italian dishes for family at home. She passed down her recipes to her grandchildren, who still regularly make her famous gnocchi, “zucchini pizza,” and roladen. Annerose was also a member of the German-American Club Lorelei, where she loved to dance, sing, and reminisce about her homeland. At home, she collected and displayed Hummel figurines and other heirlooms from Germany.
Annerose loved teaching her grandchildren about her life experiences and always had a genuine interest in theirs. She was kind to all, without judgement. To her family, Oma was the definition of love, so it is fitting that she passed on Valentine’s Day, and joined her loving husband Roman, who died only six weeks prior, on January 2.
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