Rose Marie Engel

Rose M. Engel, age 100, passed away peacefully Friday evening, December 19, 2014 at the Elizabeth Scott Community in Maumee, Ohio. She was born on July 10, 1914 in Long Island, New York. After living 4 years on the East Coast, she and her family moved to England for two years and lived with her grand- parents. After moving back to the United States where her father became employed as a chemist for Champion Spark Plug, they settled in St Anne’s Parish where she attended grade school. She attended Libbey High School and during her high school summers, she worked in the mail room at Champion Spark plug. After graduation from Libbey, she obtained an Associates Degree from Davis Business College. In 1936, she met her husband Arvine Engel and they were married on September 4, 1937. During the early years of their marriage, Rose worked in the office of the Lion Store in Item Control. Many of the family years were spent as members of Gesu Parish where Rose was involved in many church and school activities, including the Girl Scouts and the Boy Scouts. In 1963, the family became long time members of St Patrick of Heatherdowns Parish. She enjoyed her remaining years at the Elizabeth Scott Community. First and foremost, Rose loved her family. She also enjoyed her friends, traveling, bridge and knitting. Rose is survived by her three children Susan, John (Ginny) and James (Gina) and five grandchildren; Heather, Timothy, Sean, Austin and Eyob. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews. Rose was preceded in death by her husband Arvine; her parents and four sisters Joan, Dolores, Yvonne “Mitzi” and Kathleen “Kitty”. The family would like to express their sincerest thanks to the Elizabeth Scott Community aides, nurses and owners Paul and Matt Bucher for the wonderful care she received. Also, a special thank you to residents Joe, Jean and Mary, whose friendships were highly valued by Rose. Visitation will be held Friday, December 26, 2014 from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Coyle Funeral Home, 1770 S. Reynolds Rd. Toledo, OH. where a Rosary will be recited at 7:00 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be held at St Joan of Arc Catholic Church on Saturday December 27, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. with the family receiving guests after 9:15 a.m. until the beginning of the Mass. She will then be buried at Calvary Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Project Rachel of the Toledo Catholic Diocese or the We Build Campaign of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church on Hill Ave. in Toledo, OH.

Rose Marie Engel

July 10, 1914 - December 19, 2014