Rosanne "Rosie" Trout, 88, died March 26, 2022 at Minneapolis Health and Rehabilitation.

Rosie was born February 10, 1934, to Elmer and Annabelle (Trent) Trout in Minneapolis, KS just two doors west of where she enjoyed the last years of her life.

Rosie was a 1952 graduate of Minneapolis High School. Following high school she worked at the law office of L. A. McNalley, Minneapolis until she moved to Kansas City.  She taught and coached at the Job Corps in Kansas City for 10 years. She then went to work for MultiFoods / ConAgra at the grain mill in North Kansas City.  Rosie retired from ConAgra in 1999 and returned home to Minneapolis.

Rosie's passion her whole life was sports and animals.  She played on the Graves Girls softball team in the 50's and continued to play with several teams in Kansas City for many years, traveling all over the US.  She was inducted into the Minneapolis High School Sports Hall of Fame in 2021. She was known for her love of animals of all kinds and always had more than one by her side. She was also a diehard Kansas City Chiefs fan, holding season tickets for many years.

After Rosie returned to Minneapolis, she served on the Rock City Board and was a faithful member of the VFW Auxiliary, working many hours at "the hall". She was also a longtime member of the Order of Eastern Star.

She was preceded in death by her parents and siblings, Rodney J Trout and Margaret Kifer Friebus.

Survivors include a nephew RJ Trout and Sue of Minneapolis; nieces Cathy Albert and Dan of Wakeeney, Laurie Kifer of Port Aransas,TX and Melanie Stavropoulos and John of Salina; Special friends Loreli and Kevin Hoard, their "girls" Heidi and Scout;  Roberta Stenfors;  and Courtney and Jarrod Merry and "the boys" Bryce and Axton, along with numerous great and great-great nieces, nephews and friends.

The Family will receive friends on Sunday, May 29, 2022, from 2-4 pm at an informal come and go reception at the home of RJ and Sue Trout, 109 Laurel St, Minneapolis KS. A private family inurnment has been held at Highland Cemetery, Minneapolis. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Rosanne Trout Memorial Fund, to be designated later, and left in care of Wilson Family Funeral Home, 405 Argyle Ave., Minneapolis, KS 67467.