- Ground broke Friday on a new affordable senior housing project in Sugar House.
- Erma’s at Fairmont will provide 110 units for seniors, addressing housing shortages.
- The project is named after Erma Rosenhan, a lifelong Sugar House resident who died in 2020.
SALT LAKE CITY — Erma Rosenhan never married and never had children, but she always cared deeply for her nieces, nephews and other relatives, and her Sugar House neighbors throughout her long life.
“She cared more about people than she did about herself. She always made sure, at the end of every year, her money went to help people, and she didn’t have hardly anything left at the end of every year,” said Rina Rosenhan, reflecting on her great aunt’s life.
Erma Rosenhan died in 2020 at the age of 105, leaving an unforgettable legacy full of quotes, stories and achievements. She was a member of the Tabernacle Choir who performed all over the world, a missionary, a family genealogy enthusiast and also a beloved employee of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints…