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Obituary of Ellen Rose
Ellen Margaret Rose, 85, of Cresco, died Thursday, January 19 at Pocono Medical Center. She was the wife of the late Edward M. Rose.
Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Euphemia (Hay) Buntin.
Ellen raised her family in the Bayonne and Lindhurst, New Jersey areas and moved to Cresco twenty years ago. She was an active member of the Mountainhome United Methodist Church, where she made sleeping bags for the homeless. She was also a member of the Willing Workers and the Harvesters.
She is survived by three sons, Edward Rose of Cresco, Eric Rose of Toms River, New Jersey, Michael Rose of Shawnee on the Delaware; a daughter, Ellen Lynne Rose of Cresco; nine grandchildren; 19 great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by two sons, Robert and John David.
The Reverend Barbara Housley will conduct a funeral service at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, January 23 at the Mountainhome United Methodist Church in Mountainhome. Burial will take place at the Hillside Cemetery in Lindhurst, New Jersey at 2:00 p.m.
There will be a viewing from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 22 at the Bolock Funeral Home, corner of routes 940 & 390 in Paradise Valley.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Mountainhome United Methodist Church, PO Box 327, Mountainhome, Pa. 18342, American Cancer Society, 1101 Hill Street, Jessup, Pa. 18434, or Barrett Volunteer Ambulance Corps, PO Box 105, Cresco, Pa. 18326