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Rose Eaton
ROSE EATON
Cedar Rapids
Rose Ann (Henry) Eaton, 84, of Cedar Rapids, passed away peacefully Friday, Aug. 8, 2014, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, after suffering a major stroke.
Rose was born Oct. 8, 1929, in Waukon, Iowa, to George and Olive Anna (Wagner) Henry. On Oct. 8, 1950, at the age of 21, Rosie married Robert Eaton in Cedar Rapids, where they lived and raised their three children. Rose was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and loved to research family history for genealogy. In her working days, she spent 30 years as a brazier for Square D Co. and made many friends wherever she went.
Her complete zest for life overflowed into her political activism and is one of the reasons she was able to serve as one of Iowa's delegates to the Republican National Convention.
Rose was fiercely loyal to family and would give service wherever needed.
She is, and will always be, a beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, and her ready smile and twinkling eyes will be greatly missed by all who knew her.
Primary visitation will take place Friday, Aug. 15, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center at 3855 Katz Dr., Marion, from 5 to 7 p.m. Funeral services will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 16, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, located at 4300 Trailridge Rd. SE, Cedar Rapids, with a short visitation beginning at 9 a.m. Burial at Campbell Cemetery, Bertram, will follow the service.
Rose is survived by Robert, her loving husband of 63 years; three children, Terry (Susie) Eaton and Thomas Eaton of Cedar Rapids and Susan (Neil) Gilbert of Mount Vernon; a sister, Norma (David) Snow of Cedar Rapids; 13 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, George and Olive; sisters, Kate Merta and Marjorie Henry; and daughter-in-law, Pam (Thomas) Eaton.
The family is grateful to the members of the Cedar Rapids First Ward and all of those who have expressed condolences to the family at this time of mourning. Rose will live forever through our memories and our love.
Please share a memory of Rose at www.murdoch funeralhome.com under obituaries.
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