COSMA B. Born December 24, 1916, in Eureka, California, passed away peacefully on September 25, 2011, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Following her service as a World War II Army nurse, Cosma unselfishly put her knowledge and skills to work in New Mexico serving as a nurse for Public Health, Indian Health, and for the Albuquerque Public Schools. Cosma believed firmly in a strong education; she attended Modesto Junior College, Stanford University (Nursing Degree), UCLA, and Columbia University (Masters in Public Health). Cosma also taught at UNM. For twenty years prior to her death, Cosma greatly enjoyed residing at Albuquerque's Brookdale Place Valencia. She was a fixture there, as well as at the nearby Immanuel Presbyterian Church. She will be dearly missed by many. Cosma leaves a brother, Bob and his wife Florence, in Bozeman, Montana; a niece, Marily McWilliams and her husband Tim, are also of Bozeman; a nephew, Ron Rhinehart and his wife Sherry, are of Oak Harbor, Washington; deceased brother Ed's widow, Marian, lives in Livingston, California; nieces and nephews Terri Rhinehart, Susie Pulido, Raymond Rhinehart, David Rhinehart, Patti Rhinehart live in or near Livingston, California; and numerous grandnieces and nephews mostly live in California. Cosma was preceded in death by her parents; brother Ed; sister Harriett; and a nephew, Rory Coster. A Memorial Service for Cosma will be held this Friday, September 30, 2011, at 10:30 am at Brookdale Place Valencia, 300 Valencia Dr., Albuquerque, NM.
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