Rozanne Pauze’s grandson, Jaxxon, assemble a puzzle of the map of the United States at their home on Jan. 11, 2022, in Jonesville, MI. Rozanne Pauze lost her husband Mike to COVID-19 on Dec. 23, 2021, and her adult daughter Sherry Pauze was admitting to Hillsdale Hospital for COVID-19 on the same day.
Rozanne Pauze and her daughter, Sherry Pauze, pose for a photo in Rozanne’s home on Feb. 4, 2022, in Jonesville, MI.
Rozanne Pauze (left) updates her calendar with her daughter, Sherry Pauze (right), at Rozanne’s home on Feb. 4, 2022, in Jonesville, MI. Along with helping Sherry with physical therapy, she also takes care of 5-year-old Melania Brown, Sherry’s daughter and Rozanne’s granddaughter.
Photos of Rozanne Pauze, her husband Mike Pauze and their grandson, Jaxxon, are hung up at Rozanne’s home on Feb. 4, 2022, in Jonesville, MI. The couple had been together for 34 years before Mike’s death in 2021.
Rozanne Pauze models her’s and Mike Pauze’s, her late husband, wedding rings at her home on Feb. 4, 2022, in Jonesville, MI. Rozanne now wears Mike’s wedding band on a necklace.
Rozanne Pauze’s 11-year-old grandson, Jaxxon, plays with a Lego airplane at their home on Jan. 11, 2022, in Jonesville, MI. She has full custody of Jaxxon, whose mother, estranged from her family, has struggled to provide care and stability.
Sherry Pauze poses for a photo outside of her mother’s home on Feb. 4, 2022, in Jonesville, MI. “I could feel my dad, you know, with me, when I was ventilated and everything,” Sherry said of her father, who died in the same critical care unit where he died.
Rozanne Pauze’s grandson, Jaxxon, assemble a puzzle of the map of the United States at their home on Jan. 11, 2022, in Jonesville, MI. Rozanne, Jaxxon and her husband Mike were planning on a family roadtrip for the upcoming summer.
Rozanne Pauze and her grandson Jaxxon, 11, fix a salad together at their home on Jan. 11, 2022, in Jonesville, MI. She has full custody of Jaxxon, whose mother, estranged from her family, has struggled to provide care and stability.
Rozanne Pauze’s grandson, Jaxxon, plays with a Lego airplane at their home on Jan. 11, 2022, in Jonesville, MI.
Rozanne Pauze’s husband, Mike, had the word “forever” engraved into his wedding band. Rozanne now wears Mike’s wedding band on a necklace.