Rose Marie DeBeaux, 73, of Madison, IL, passed away Sun. Nov. 1, 2026 at St. Mary’s Health Center in Richmond Heights, MO.
She was born Aug. 21, 1953 in Austin, TX at Bergstrom AFB to the late Marie (Odom) Sardigal and James Henry Monroe.
On Oct. 30, 1980, she and Bill J. DeBeaux were married in East St. Louis, IL. He survives.
Rose had worked as a bartender for Eddie’s Bar & Grill in Granite City for many years as well as becoming a welder. Being a bartender, she knew what being a server meant and was always a good tipper. She loved to dance and was also an excellent cook and loved to cook for her husband of 46 years.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by 4 daughters: Dawn (Kelly) Yeager of Fayetteville, AR, Tonya Wallace (Chris Moerlein) of Granite City, IL, Crystal (Robert)Wiess of Carlinville, IL and Jamie (Aaron) Schmeig of Pontoon Beach, IL, 13 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, a brother, John Monroe of Granite City, a sister, Sherry Hamm of Smithton, IL, a brother, Robert Simpson of Milan, Italy, her very close and dear friend, Earline Price of Venice, IL and many nieces, nephews, cousins and other extended family and friends.
Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her identical twin sister, Edith Simpson, a brother, James Monroe, and a sister-in-law, Sherry Monroe.
Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Thurs. Nov. 12, 2026 at Wojstrom Funeral Home & Crematory where services will be at 10:00 a.m. Fri. Nov. 13, 2026 with burial to follow at St. John Cemetery on Maryville Road.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Soup-N-Share Outreach Program, 1 Caine Dr., Madison, IL 62060.
Arrangements with online information and guestbook through Wojstrom Funeral Home & Crematory may be found at www.wojstrom.com.