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Rose Rohach
Rose Rohach
Mount Vernon
Rose Rohach, 86, of Mount Vernon, Iowa, formerly of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away on Monday, December 2, 2024, at her home after a brief illness, surrounded by her family. No services are planned.
Rose was born June 8, 1938, in Independence, Iowa, daughter to Edward and Bernice (Duffy) Jamason. She graduated from Mount Mercy University with an Associate’s Degree in 1958. She met her husband, Alfred “Al” Rohach at the old Danceland Ballroom in Cedar Rapids and they were united in marriage on May 29, 1961, in Independence, Iowa. Al and Rose settled in Ames, Iowa, for 41 years, where Rose was a homemaker that raised their children while Al was on the faculty at Iowa State University. They moved to Cedar Rapids when Al retired from teaching in 2002.
Rose was a Catholic who enjoyed sewing, crocheting, crafts, shopping, baking, cooking, playing the piano, playing games with family, and visiting with family with a cup of coffee.
Rose is survived by her husband, Alfred Rohach; children, Catherine Krentz, Patricia (David) Garrelts, Timothy (Karen) Rohach, and Christopher (Melissa) Rohach; grandchildren, Colin Rohach, Ashley (Zachary) Koehler, Nicholas (Meghan) Garrelts, Carrigan Rohach, and Sean Rohach; brother, Edward (Joan) Jamason; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the ALS Association.
Please share your support and memories with Rose’s family on her Tribute Wall at www.stewartbaxter.com under Obituaries.
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