Rosalie Estellita Alexander

Rosalie Estellita Alexander, 92 years, of Calgary, Alberta, passed away peacefully at home on April 1, 2025, with two of her daughters at her side. She was an affectionate, caring, dependable, and gracious mother who was full of wisdom and counsel, always there when you needed a shoulder to lean on with a comforting word or two to anyone who would ask.

Everyone who knew Rosalie would be aware of how much she loved gardening, dancing, singing, and needlework. Her carefree song “Don’t worry about a thing, for every little thing will be alright’ resonates at this time.

She was born at Cane Hall, St Vincent and the Grenadines in 1932 to parents Alice Clarke and John Haynes. Loving sister of twenty brothers and sisters from both of her parents. She attended the Dorsetshire Hill Public School, eventually becoming a teacher in training where she met Wilfred Alexander, the Head Teacher, who would become her husband on August 15, 1951. The early years of their marriage consisted of moving to different villages to accommodate her husband’s teaching assignments. During this time, she studied and perfected the art of dressmaking. She became so good at her craft that she was able to tailor an outfit not from patterns but with measurements and her own design features to fit the needs of her clients and family. From alterations to making wedding dresses and outfits for her children and clients from Higginson Street in St. Vincent to her own establishment in downtown, Calgary, she was a Master Seamstress. 

Rosalie and Wilfred had eight children, Wilfred, Bruce, Eloise, Jennifer, Bryan, Aloma, Debbie, and James. There were many happy memories of family fun-filled beach picnics during different holidays with tasty, prepared meals and an occasional freshly catch ocean delight roasted on the beach. She had great cooking and baking skills and would prepare delicious meals from scratch with whatever was available to her.

Rosalie married William James King on October 30, 2002, after the passing of our father in 1994. They lived in Montgomery in the northwest quadrant of Calgary. She was the stepmother of three additional children Barbara, Linda and Lisa. 

She is the grandmother of eleven grandchildren, Ashaki, Rammon, Reese, Jeremy, Nadia, Chad, Krystal, Rozanne, Justin (deceased), Lexie and Diondre and eleven great-grandchildren. Diondre, the last of her grandchildren, who spent his early years with her, thought he was the only grandchild and just was not sure why Chad was calling her Granny as well. He asserted "she’s my granny!" Rosalie was indeed loved by the ones who got to know her and met her.  She will be remembered by many to be a polite, caring, kind, and well-dressed lady.

Rosalie is predeceased by Wilfred our father, Jim, our stepfather, Bruce her son, Justin her grandson, both parents Alice and John, and survived by her children Wilfred (Elizabeth – Jeremy and Nadia), Eloise (Paul-Chad), Jennifer (Robert-Justin), Bryan (Evena – Reese and Krystal), Aloma (Martinus – Rammon and Rozanne), Debbie (Bernard-Diondre) and James (Lexie).   

The Funeral Service for Rosalie Alexander will be held at the Beddington Pentecostal Church (16 Bermuda Drive NW) on April 15, 2025, at 11:00 am. For those wishing to say goodbye, there will be a viewing an hour prior to the service at 10:00 am. A live streaming will be available at http://live.bpchurch.ca.

In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Beddington Pentecostal Advancing the Kingdom Fund https://www.bpchurch.ca/give. Please specify “Advancing the Kingdom “if you wish to donate.

As we say goodbye to our beloved Mother, we are thankful for all the help and assistance given to her by the many caregivers during her final days.  “Gone but not forgotten” for those we hold closest to our hearts never truly leave us. They live on in the kindness they have shared and the love they brought into our lives. Though you may be gone Mom, your love remains a constant source of strength and comfort. ‘Absent from the body present with the Lord!’ 2 Corinthians 5:8. You will be forever in our hearts! May you rest in peace our dearest Mother until we meet again!