HERKIMER-Rosemary Ann Carpenter, age 81, of Ridgewood Road, passed away, Monday morning, July 30, 2001 in Van Allen Nursing Home, Little Falls. She was born on September 22, 1919 in Buffalo, daughter of the late Marguerite Bentley Lindner. Rosemary was raised in Dunkirk, where she graduated from Dunkirk High School. She furthered her studies at SUNY- Fredonia, graduating with a degree in elementary education and music. On June 19, 1948 she married Leo Charles Carpenter in Dunkirk, a loving union of fifty-one years until his passing on August 19, 1999. Mrs. Carpenter taught 5th grade and music in Herkimer public schools from 1942 to 1948. She and her husband then moved to Wyoming where she worked in the Library at the University of Wyoming while her husband completed his master's degree. In 1957 they moved to Colorado where she studied librarian ship at the University of Denver. After her husbands retirement in 1984 they returned to Herkimer Mrs. Carpenter was artistically gifted both as a pianist and artist. Music was an important part of her life. She had a strong belief in God and lived a devoted catholic life. She was a member of the Church of Saints Anthony & Joseph, Herkimer. Surviving are her loving daughter, Nancy Carpenter-Paul; two grandchildren, Matthew and Laura Bebo all of Bailey, CO. Besides her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by a sister Marjorie Lindner in 1985. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday at 9:30 a.m. in the Church of Sts. Anthony & Joseph. The Reverend Robert Shinos, pastor will officiate. Interment will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery. There are no calling hours. Funeral arrangements are with Fenner Funeral Home Inc., 115 Court Street, Herkimer. Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer Association. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.