Rosie Zechman was born in a litter of two under a bush in front of the Animal /Welfare League on July 8, 2008. When the kittens were discovered they were taken in along with their mother. Rosie found her forever home in October of 2008 with Lynn and Chris Zechman who adopted her. She has been a loving and faithful companion ever since. She grew up with the couples two granddaughters, Meghan and Carly, whom she adored. She loved to take an afternoon nap with Carly after school everyday. Rosie enjoyed playing games and her favorite was playing with balls. She would chase them all over the house until they rolled under the furniture. Then she waited patiently for her best friend, Debbie, to come on Thursdays and fish them out with the dust mop. Then the games began again, Rosie’s next favorite game was catch the bat. If she saw a bat, she would run part way up the staircase and wait patiently. When the bat swooped by she would leap at it, knocking it to the ground stunned. Her mother would secure it in a box and take it outside for release.

Rosie was an excellent nurse. She nursed her family through broken legs, broken arms, cancer, Covid and times of crisis. She never left the side of the afflicted person. Rosie sat every evening on the couch with her mother. She became territorial about her seat. If a guest came over and sat in her seat she would jump in their lap and explain with little bumps and meows that they were in her seat. The guest always said, “Look. She likes me.” No-one had the heart to explain they were sitting in her seat. Two of her favorite places were the screened in back porch and the condo at Hatterass Village, N.C. She would sit for hours on the screened in porch and watch the birds and wildlife. At Hatterass she sat on the deck and watched the birds. The family had to keep explaining the birds were 10 times her size so she shouldn’t mess with them.

Rosie passed away on Friday, July 10, 2026 at VCA Northwood Veterinary Clinic after a brief illness. We would like to thank the staff at VCA for their compassionate care of Rosie at the end when her little body just gave out. She will be missed, but it is time to say, “Well done O good and faithful friend. It is now time to cross the river and rest in the shade of the trees.”