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K. Gene "Joe" Rose
K. Gene “Joe” Rose, age 78, of Ansonia, Ohio, passed away early Friday
morning, July 4, 2014 at Versailles Health Care.
He was born May 17, 1936, in Darke County, Ohio, a son of the late
Charles E Rose and Mary (Elliott) Straley.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son Thomas
J. Rose in 2012 and a brother, Jack Rose.
Joe was a United States Army veteran who served his country during the
Korean Conflict spending a year in Korea. He served six years in active
duty and in the reserves then devoted another 13 years to the Army
National Guard. He worked at Triangle Pacific in Union City, IN for 42
years and attended the Beamsville Christian Church.
Joe leaves behind Joyce (Coblentz) Rose, his wife of 53 years whom he
married on January 1, 1961; two children, William Alan Rose of
Englewood, Ohio and Rebecca Lynn Rose of Greenville; a sister, Peggy
Frazier of Richmond, IN; an Uncle, Delbert Elliott of Union City, IN;
numerous nieces, nephews and many friends.
Services with full military honors by the Greenville Veterans Honor
Guard will be held 11 AM, Friday, July 11, 2014 at the Oliver-Floyd
Funeral Home in Greenville, with Pastor Steve Short officiating. Burial
will follow in the Lisbon Cemetery in Union City, IN.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday, from 5
– 7 P.M.
The family request memorials to be given to The American Heart
Association, 15120 Collections Drive, Chicago, IL 60693 or the American
Diabetes Association, 644 Linn St., Suite 304, Cincinnati, Ohio 45203.
Condolences may be left for the family at www.oliverfloyd.com
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