Rosemary Loretta Tye (nee Hess), 91, of Hinsdale, passed away July 9, 2024.  Beloved wife of Joseph Tye; loving mother of Mark,  Julie (Paul) Kelly, and Christopher (Nadine); proud grandmother of Joe, Sean, Emmet and Francis.  Daughter of Kathryn and George Hess; fond sister of Joan Gardner, and the late George Hess, Bill Hess, Patricia Crivolio and John Hess.  Fond aunt to dozens. Rosemary grew up on Chicago's west side — one of six kids — working her way up through the Illinois Bell Phone Company and Marshall Fields department store.  As she grew into a young professional she met her husband — raising their family in Oak Park then later River Forest.  While spending over a decade as a homemaker she developed a fierce entrepreneurial spirit.  Opening first a floral shop in Oak Park then later as one of the first in the nation franchisees of a Chico's clothing store in Westmont.  She would later move further west and establish new friends and professional endeavors in Hinsdale.  She made new lifelong friends working at the Courtyard charity consignment shop and living in the Graue Mill Association.  At the same time she was welcoming in the next generation of a family she was immensely proud of and whose company she loved to keep.  None more than the love of her life, Joe Tye. The two were married for 62-years. Family and friends will be received at Saint Vincent Ferrer Parish located at 1530 Jackson Avenue, River Forest on Saturday July 13, 2024 from 900 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. with a funeral mass immediately following.  Interment private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to  Misericordia Heart Of Mercy: www.misericordia.com/giving/donate-online . Arrangements entrusted to Conboy-Westchester Funeral Home. For info 708-F-U-N-E-R-A-L.