Lorna Cecilia Rosso

Born to Thomas O’Brien and Edna (Draper) O’Brien on November 22, 1941, in Radway, Alberta, Canada. Lorna spent her childhood being raised with her siblings on the family farm less than a mile from the small town of Egremont in the countryside north of Edmonton. Tom and Edna had seven children, raising six to adulthood: Delbert, Kenneth, Lorna, Lloyd, Myrna, and Milton. There Lorna learned to appreciate the simple things in life, such as taking care of animals and various chores to sustain their family’s way of life, and regularly walking to a tiny schoolhouse in town. As a young adult, Lorna joined the Royal Canadian Air Force where she served as a nurse stationed at Cold Lake, Alberta. There she met her to-be husband, John Michael Rosso, a member of the U.S. Air Force military police unit stationed at Cold Lake. They moved south to the Los Angeles, CA area in 1964 and a year later were married. There together they raised their three children: Kenneth, Kevin, and Kelly while John launched his career in computing information technology at various corporations, which took them to multiple residences in Los Angeles and Orange Counties. In 1971 John and Lorna settled their family into their first house in Stanton, CA, where they attended First Evangelical Free Church in Fullerton, CA and Lorna supported and lovingly raised their children through their teenage years. In 1985, as John transitioned his career into independent computer consulting, they moved their family to Brea, CA where Lorna oversaw their children’s transition into independent young adults. In 2000, John and Lorna moved to Middleton, Idaho to a countryside home they designed and had constructed as their dream home amongst farms and fields. In 2015, in their golden years, John and Lorna moved to Bend, Oregon to be close to their daughter’s family, where they enjoyed visits with their children and spending time with their grandchildren as they grew into young adults. In 2022, both John and Lorna’s health began to deteriorate. John passed away peacefully on December 10, 2023, and Lorna seven weeks later on January 27, 2024, in both cases they were surrounded by friends and family. Lorna was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and was dedicated to raising her family. She was quietly committed to her Christian faith, and enjoyed reading early U.S. presidential biographies, discovering her family’s historical roots, watching college football, listening to Celtic music, and collecting porcelain figurines. As the main homemaker, she was the enabler of a happy and safe home life for her children, and she was there for them through thick and thin. She is survived by her three children Kevin, Kenneth, and Kelly, four grandchildren Ethan, Alaric, Natalie, and Annika, and one great-grandchild Roman. She will be jointly buried with John on February 10, 2024, at Greenwood Cemetery on what would have been their 59th wedding anniversary.

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Lorna Cecilia Rosso

November 22, 1941 - January 27, 2024