NORTH MANCHESTER — Marie Ann Rose, 72, Silver Lake, died at 2:59 p.m. Thursday, June 8, 2017, at Mason Health and Rehabilitation Center, Warsaw.
She was born June 25, 1944, in Wabash, to Paul and Hilda Summerland Camp. Marie married William Thomas Rose in Wabash on Jan. 30, 1962; he died Nov. 20, 2013.
She was a member of the 76ers club, North Manchester Moose Lodge and the Silver Lake Lions Club. Marie loved NASCAR and her favorite driver was Mark Martin. She enjoyed planting flowers and playing the piano.
She is survived by two children, Thomas Paul (Penny) Rose and Wendi (Richard) Best, both of Warsaw; three grandchildren: Sharresa Rose, Mentone, and Dustin (Dawn) Rose and Craig Best, both of Warsaw; five stepgrandchildren: Nicholas Williamson, Warsaw; Amber Verble, Pensacola, Fla.; Brandon (Jen) Williamson, Leesburg; Jonah (Monica) Best, Bourbon; and Jamie Best, Fort Wayne; 13 great-grandchildren; her sister, Rebecca Shear, Lagro; and brother-in-law, Terry Copeland, Wabash.
She was also preceded in death by her parents and one sister, Joey Copeland.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 15, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash, with David Phillips officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash.
Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday, June 14, at the funeral home.
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Memorials to American Cancer Society.
The memorial guest book for Marie may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.
