H. Rosebrock Obituary

H. Rosebrock WINTER PARK, FL - The Rev. Herbert Norton Rosebrock, a retired pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, entered eternal rest on Sunday, October 22, 2023, surrounded by his family and uplifted by prayers of thanksgiving from so many who loved and cherished him. Norton was born in Summerville, son of Grace Norton Rosebrock and the late Herbert Wohlers Rosebrock, and grandson of Lawrence Patrick and Grace Oram Norton and Ernst Henry and Bertha Wohlers Rosebrock. He leaves his wife, Jackie Inman Rosebrock of Winter Park, Florida; his two daughters, Sarah Grace Rosebrock of West Columbia, and Jessica Leigh Rosebrock of Lexington; his mother, Grace Norton Rosebrock Thornhill of Summerville; his sister, Candace Schell (Joel) and his brothers, Peter, Steven, and Terrence (Stacey); his stepchildren, Aubrey (Laura), Allison (Randy}, and Kelsey; his nieces and nephews, Emily, Peter, Erin and Ryan, and his cousins, whom he dearly loved. He was "Grampy" to Jubilee, Irene, Olivia, Miles and Avery. Norton attended Winter Park High School and the College of Charleston and graduated from Mercer University and Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary. Ordained in 1989, Norton served Holy Cross Lutheran Church (Spring Hill, FL) Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (Walterboro), Mount Hermon Lutheran Church (West Columbia), New Life Lutheran Church (Socastee), as a hospice chaplain in the Orlando area, and finally as executive director of the Orlando Lutheran Towers Foundation and chaplain at Orlando Lutheran Towers until his retirement in 2019. A service of thanksgiving for his life will be held on Saturday, November 18, at 2:00 p.m., at the Chapel at Orlando Lutheran Towers, 300 East Church Street, Orlando, FL 32801. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made in his memory to the Alzheimer's Association, The ARK (502 W 5th N St, Summerville, SC 29483), or to a church he served during his pastorate. A beloved child of God, marked with the cross of Jesus Christ, sealed by the Holy Spirit.