Rose A. Cihlar Cernan
Birth: 12 Mar 1903 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Death: 7 Jul 1991 (aged 88) Poulsbo, Kitsap County, Washington, USA
Burial: Our Lady of Sorrows Slovak Cemetery, Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: sec 107 blk26 lot 7 gr 3
Memorial #: 175409301
Bio: Rose A. Cernan, 88, Mother Of Former Apollo 17 AstronautJuly 09, 1991|By Kenan Heise.Rose A. Cernan, 88, who lived for many years in Bellwood, was the mother of former astronaut Eugene Cernan, commander of the Apollo 17 moon landing in December 1972 and the last man to have walked on the moon.A resident since 1978 of Bremerton, Wash., she died Sunday in a retirement home in Poulsbo, Wash.In an interview during one of her son`s flights, she compared the thrill of learning of his steps in space to witnessing his first ones as a child.Mrs. Cernan worried, prayed and exulted as her son completed three space trips. The first, a Gemini flight, was in 1966. The second, the Apollo 10, orbited the moon in 1969 and prepared for the first landing by Apollo 11.``She was a mother`s mother,`` her son said. ``She was the kind of person who put you first and herself second. People who got to know her loved her.``Mom was always doing something for somebody. She came from a Czech background, one that made her a devout Catholic and gave her a strong belief in the family,`` Eugene Cernan said.Mrs. Cernan was born in Chicago, but spent most of her adult years in Broadview, Maywood and Bellwood, where she worked at Jefferson Electric Co. Through her work, she helped put her son and a daughter, Dolores Riley, through college.Survivors, besides her son and daughter, include four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.Mass for Mrs. Cernan will be said at 10 a.m. Thursday in St. Simeon Catholic Church, Butterfield Road and Bellwood Avenue, Bellwood.
Family Members
Parents
Frank J Cihlar 1869-1935
Rosalie Peterkova Cihlar 1870-1930
Spouse
Andrew G. Cernan 1904-1967
Siblings
James Anton Cihlar 1891-1970
Anna Katherine Cihlar 1895-Unknown
Anthony James Cihlar 1900-1963
John Frank Cihlar 1905-1975
Children
Eugene Andrew Cernan 1934-2017
Created by: Sandy Lyle (47370549)
Added: 16 Jan 2017
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175409301
Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 28 August 2019), memorial page for Rose A. Cihlar Cernan (12 Mar 1903–7 Jul 1991), Find A Grave Memorial no. 175409301, citing Our Lady of Sorrows Slovak Cemetery, Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Sandy Lyle (contributor 47370549) .
