SAINT ROSE CHURCH AND SIX GENERATIONS

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St. Rose Church on the Ohio River in Cincinnati was built in 1867, dedicated in 1869, rebuilt in 1894, restored in 1937 and again in 2009. For six generations, in three different centuries and through one fire and a flood, St Rose has stood the test of time and has been the site of many family baptisms, weddings and funerals

Printed in German, Anna (Aunt Nanny) Kottig's first communion missal from St. Rose Church is pictured above. Other than the traditional latin mass, German was the primary language spoken and taught at both St. Rose Church and St. Rose German School 

All but the walls of St. Rose Church remained after servers lighting candles for a wedding set the main altar on fire in January of 1894. St. Rose parishioners, including George Kottig (1st generation), pitched in to help rebuild the church back to its original grandeur by July of that same year

All eight (surviving) Kottig children attended St. Rose German School first through sixth grades from 1890 - 1913. Pictured above is Cecilia Kottig standing to the immediate right of the pastor circa 1907

The first Kottig family wedding was held at St. Rose Church in the spring of 1917. The above photo shows the newly married couple; Frances Patrick Corcoran and Cecilia Kottig Corcoran (2nd generation) 

The Ohio River Flood of 1937 caused major damage to St. Rose Church. Parish archives show the signatures of a number of Kottig Family members who donated to rebuild the church for now a second time  

The flood gauge on the rear of St. Rose Church marks the 1937 flood at 80 feet, 54.6 feet higher than normal and the highest river level ever recorded at Cincinnati, Ohio

The wedding of Earl John Kanis and Mary Frances Corcoran (3rd generation), St. Rose Church - August 1941

The wedding of John Kanis III (4th generation) and Teresa Lyn Meder, St. Rose Church - September 1984

The wedding of Ronald Joseph Frey III (5th generation) and Shelley Elizabeth Baxter, St. Rose Church, September 2003

Funds from Mary Frances Kanis I Estate were donated to the St. Rose Restoration Fund for the third restoration of St. Rose Church in 2009

Now a new generation continues the tradition with the baptism of Teresa Marie (Tessa) Stroehlein (6th generation) at St. Rose Church in April 2021

The F. P. Corcoran Pew Placard is located on the left aisle, right center section and was placed where Pat and Ceil commonly sat. It was purchased with funds donated to the St. Rose Restoration Fund in their honor by the Mary Frances Kanis I Estate in 2009

This pew placard was placed where Earl and Babe commonly sat when at St. Rose Church. It's located on the center aisle, left center section and was purchased with funds donated in their honor to the St. Rose Restoration Fund in 2009 by the Mary Frances Kanis I Estate

Positioned on the right aisle, left center section, front row, this pew placard has been placed where the Kanis Family commonly sits today and was purchased with funds donated in 2009 to the St. Rose Restoration Fund by the Mary Frances Kanis I Estate