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Rosalie Irene Tennison
Born: Feb 11, 1958
Date of Passing: Nov 22, 2025
Send Flowers to the Family Offer Condolences or MemoryRosalie Irene Tennison
Rosalie was born February 11, 1958 and tragically passed November 22, 2025.
Rosalie was predeceased by her father Sgt. Daniel Tennison Second World War, mother Naomi Tennison, husband Robert Whitelaw, baby brother Gareth and big brother Edward.
Rosalie is survived by her big sister Lynette, step son Jay (Jennie) and proud Gram to Logan and Mackenzie, nieces Tracy (Greg), and Shelly, nephew Scott (Angie), sister-in-law Connie, great nieces and nephews.
Rosalie left behind her many friends. Her calendar was full of outings with friends. She purchased two tickets to a cultural event so she could take a friend, supporting the local events was important to Rosalie. Once Rosalie returned to Winnipeg, she started her subscription to the “Winnipeg Free Press.” She did not want local papers and activities to disappear.
Rosalie was always writing something. She kept in touch with friends in far away places with letters and phone calls. Just before Rosalie crossed the street, she stopped at Shopper’s to pick up her Christmas stamps in preparation to post her annual Christmas letter. We will never know what gems, tales and woes of 2025 were in her letter.
One paragraph would tell her friends about her final accomplishment. She finally published her first book “Naomi’s Houses.” A tribute to her mother Naomi.
In Rosalie’s memory, do not send flowers, instead do a good deed, pay something forward or help an elderly person. If they say “Why?”, just say it is in memory of Rosalie.
As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Dec 13, 2025
Condolences & Memories (1 entries)
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I met Rosalie in Brandon in 1988 when she was working as the communications person for the Western Canadian Fertilizers Association. We became friends and had so many good times - x/country ski trip, lunches, phone calls, concerts and just hanging out. We always got the giggles at the Winnipeg Symphony concerts because we were afraid the percussionist would botch his timpani solo (one note). Of course he didn’t but we could picture how bad that would be holding our breath hoping he didn’t mess up. That’s the kind of friend Rosalie was. We could laugh at the silliest things. Rosalie moved to Winnipeg for a job at the U of M faculty of agriculture and then to Toronto when she married Bob. We kept in touch and visited. It was nice when she returned to Winnipeg. Rosalie was such an ‘alive’ person - she loved to talk and laugh with her many friends. She was a quilter and avid knitter even going on a few knitting holidays in the Shetlands and Ireland. She was a quilt appraiser, a tap dancer, a piano player, and a freelance writer. Rosalie was a fan of concerts and theatre and also very active in her church. She volunteered at her condo, with the costume museum and the Canadian Red Cross. She’ll be missed in so many circles but especially by her friends and her sister. Condolences to Lynette. I’ll miss Rosalie. - Posted by: Jo-Anne Douglas (Friend) on: Dec 13, 2025