RoseMarie Waldbillig

GREIG, NY – RoseMarie Waldbillig, age 84, passed away peacefully , on Sunday, March 22, 2026, with her son Bob and family by her side, in Brantingham, NY.

She was born on Sept. 21, 1941, on Long Island, NY, the daughter of Mary and Peter P. Kleppe. She later moved to Utica where she attended School and graduated from St, Francis DeSales, in Utica. At one time, she was married to Robert O’Connor in Rome NY. She later married Carl Waldbillig and resided in Cincinnati, OH, where she was employed as a Secretary until his death. RoseMarie was an Executive Secretary with Aerospace, Lockheed Martin Co., in SanJose, CA, until her retirement several years ago. She and her son Bob then moved back to NYS, to the family homestead in Brantingham, NY.

RoseMarie was extremely talented and a self-taught artist in several venues; dancing, vocalist, seamstress, crochet and knit expert, gardening, jewelry making and enjoyed painting as well as many more God-given talents, which she shared with and taught others. Her love of family and friends was her greatest gift and she was beautiful, intelligent and a lot of fun.

Survivors include her beloved son and daughter-in-law, Robert “Bob” O’Connor and his wife, Jill; three grandchildren, her pride & joy, Robert Trey, Dawn Marie and Cami Lee, all of Brantingham, NY; and several cousins.

She was predeceased by her brother, James; her parents; several aunts and uncles and a few cousins.

Spring Graveside Services will be held at Brantingham Cemetery later this Spring, at a date and time to be announced.

Anyone wishing to share a memory of RoseMarie, or add to her online memorial, may go to www.applegateandday.com on the Internet.

RoseMarie’s service arrangements are entrusted to her Family Funeral Director and favorite cousin, Don Applegate, at Enea, Ciaccia and Applegate Funeral Directors, 102 West St., Ilion, NY 13357 (315-895-7722).