Rosmarie Trapp, a real-life member of the Trapp family who inspired the “Sound of Music,” died at 93.
Rosmarie Trapp was famous in Stowe for walking everywhere, and residents marveled at her taking her things home in a wagon or cart, frequently for a great distance.
According to the announcement, Rosmarie’s letters to the Stowe Reporter gained enough attention for her to get her section named Rosmarie’s Corner.
Rosmarie Trapp Death Cause & Obituary
Rosmarie Trapp died gently on Friday evening, the Trapp family stated in an Instagram post on Saturday, adding that she had been in the presence of loved ones all day.
Trapp’s relatives remembered her as one of the most lovely, gentlest souls, with tremendous compassion, kindness, and vivid character. Although Trapp’s death looks to be natural, Trapp’s particular cause of death has yet to be given by her family members and relatives.
People were devastated to learn of Rosmarie’s death once it became known. Rosmarie’s obituary circulated over the internet, and people began to wish her soul rest in peace and offered their sorrow on her passing.
Trapp was loved and respected by those around her. Trapp’s funeral is slated on Sunday at 2 p.m. local time at the Stowe Community Church. Trapp was previously buried in the Trapp Family Lodge cemetery, according to the obituary.
Rosmarie Trapp Family
Rosmarie Trapp was Captain Georg’s eldest child with his second wife, Maria Augusta. Trapp was reared among her seven elder half-siblings and two younger siblings.
Trapp’s brother Johannes von Trapp, the only remaining member of the von Trapp Family Singers, and his wife Lynne and many nieces, nephews, and family in Vermont and Europe survive her.
As tensions grew before World War II, the von Trapp family fled their home in Austria to avoid the Nazis, and they finally wound up in the United States.
Their narrative inspired the 1959 Broadway musical The Sound of Music, which eventually morphed into a 1965 film starring Julie Andrews as Maria.
After coming in the United States, the von Trapps lived in Lower Merion, Pennsylvania, for three years until moving to Stowe, Vermont, in 1942.
Rosmarie Trapp Biography
Rosmarie Trapp was a member of the Trapp Family Singers, touring and participating in various concerts. Rosmarie was born on February 8, 1929, in Salzburg, Austria.
Trapp worked at the Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe. Trapp served as a lay missionary in Papua, New Guinea, alongside her elder sister Maria for five years.
Trapp also volunteered in Israel, staying over her Visa expiration date. Trapp, who was emotionally sensitive, had an excellent knowledge and intuition as to who may benefit from her supporting ear, and she helped many persons get through bad times.
Rosmarie’s kindness prompted her to aid others repeatedly, physically providing people the shirt off her back and even running out of money herself after giving money to others she believed needed it more than she did.
It’s hard to keep track of everyone Rosmarie supported over the years, and folks keep coming forward with their own experiences.