Emma Rose, 81, of
Grundy Center
,
Iowa
passed away, Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at Grundy County Memorial Hospital Long Term Care, in
Grundy Center
,
Iowa
; where she was a resident for the last 12 years of her life.
Funeral Services will be Saturday, December 12, 2009 at 10:30 a.m. at the
United
Methodist
Church
in
Grundy
Center
with Pastor Matthew Miller officiating. Visitation will be Friday December 11, 2009 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home,
Grundy
Center
and Saturday one hour prior to the funeral services at
United
Methodist
Church
. Interment will be held privately with the family at
Rose
Hill
Cemetery
in
Grundy
Center
.
Emma Freese Rose, was born April 28, 1928 in Fern,
Iowa
. The daughter of Tom Freese and Helene Flater Freese. She graduated from Colfax # 1 grade school in
Grundy
County
. She has been a life long resident of
Grundy
County
. Emma married her husband Joseph on August 18, 1960 at the Little Brown Church in
Nashua
Iowa
.
She worked as a medical secretary for her husband Joseph E. Rose M.D. for many years. They enjoyed many wonderful years together until his death in 1997. She enjoyed working on crossword puzzles, she loved her friends and family and enjoyed spending her free time in their company.
Emma is survived by her two step-sons George and Wade (Barb) Rose, her sister Elva (James) Brown, her twin brother Edward (Martha) Freese and her brother Chris (Esther) Freese, her sister-in-law Florence Freese, 3 step-grandchildren and 5 step-great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband Joseph, her parents and her two brothers Fred and Henry Freese.
