Rose Etta (Whelan) Ditto

Mrs. Rose Etta Ditto, age 84, of Brandenburg, KY, passed away on Sunday, September 29, 2024, at her residence, surrounded by her loving family.  Rose Etta was born August 5, 1940, the daughter of Charles Alton and Mary Adelia (Ritchie) Whelan.

     Rose Etta graduated from Meade County High School in1958 where she was a member of the cheerleading squad.  She was a longtime parishoner of St. John the Apostle Catholic Church; was a member of the Meade County Homemakers and was a wonderful cook.  She loved to play bingo, play Rook, scratch off lottery tickets, and was an avid bowler.   Rose Etta was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother who found immense joy in the lives of her family.  Where you saw her, you always saw her husband.  They travelled everywhere together, whether it was too either the kids or grandkids sporting events, trap shoots, or simply to the farm or out to dinner.  Rose Etta was infamously known in her family for her “gag gift” of a rubber chicken.  It could be Christmas, Bunco club, homemakers club, whatever the event, her rubber chicken always made its appearance.

     Rose Etta was preceded in death by her parents; her daughter, Glynda Rose Ditto; her sister, Mary Lou Shireman; and five brothers, Gene, Marion, Frank, James “Red” and Randall Whelan.   She is survived by her sister, Anna McGehee and her husband, Jack; her loving husband of 59 years, William A. “Bill” Ditto; three children, Keith Ditto, Ramona Ditto Johnston, and her husband, John, and Kevin and Jackie Ditto; 10 grandchildren, Hunter, Parker, and Peyton Johnston, Madelyn and Katelyn Ditto, Ry, Jaylyn and Christian Hinton, Harper Williams, and Rose Ditto.

     A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, at St. John the Apostle Catholic Church, with Father Michael Martin officiating.  Burial will follow in St. George Cemetery.  Visitation will be held at the church from 9:00 AM until the time of mass on Tuesday.  Hager Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements.  Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to St. John the Apostle Catholic Church; or to Hosparus of Central Kentucky.