Rosemary T. Kerr is listed in a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette news article, dated March 18, 1943, as a St. Francis Hospital nurse who enlisted to serve in World War II.

Rosemary Therese Kerr, born in Pittsburgh on March 3, 1921, served in the Army Nurse Corps from January 5, 1943 through December 11, 1945. Her address was Elm Street, Braddock, Allegheny County, when she enlisted. At the time she filed for Veteran Compensation in 1950, her married name was Fernekees, and she lived in Englewood, Bergen County, New Jersey.

The Social Security Applications and Claims Index indicates that her parents were William S. Kerr and Alice C. Reyssy.

OBITUARY: FERNEKEES - Rosemary (nee Kerr), of Englewood on March 24, 2002. Beloved wife of Louis M., Sr. Devoted mother of Louis M., Jr., Teri Ward, Jeanne Boylan and Robert W. Loving grandmother of Sharon, Karen, Julie, Bianca, Caitlin, Jesse, Robert L., Jordan, and Jack. Dear great grandmother of Kory, Abigal and Marina. Friends may call at the Barrett Funeral Home, 148 Dean Dr., Tenafly on Monday 7-9 PM and Tuesday 2-4 and 7-9 PM. Funeral Mass Wednesday 10 AM St. Cecilia's Church, Englewood. Interment Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Tenafly. -- Published in The Record on Mar. 25, 2002