Rosel Rodenhurst was born May 24, 1912, in Lauterecken, Rhein Pfalz, Germany, with seven siblings. In 1949 she came to visit her two brothers who lived in East Northport and St. Albans. While here, she met her husband, Edward Rodenhurst (now deceased). She has many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews as well as her dachshund and cat.