A memorial gathering will be held from 4:00 until 6 p.m. on Sunday, April 8, 2018, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown, Iowa. Memorials may be directed to the family to be designated at a later date. For condolences or questions please visit: www.mitchellfh.com or call 641-844-1234. Mitchell Family Funeral Home is caring for Rose and her family.

Left to cherish her memory are her children: Amanda Slocum, of Clarksville, Iowa, Derek Slocum, of Independence, Iowa, Emily Stevenson, of Clarksville, Iowa, Leeza (Rex) Alloway, of Eldora, Iowa, and Molly McMullen, of Waterloo, Iowa; her 14 grandbabies and her siblings: Renate (Russ) Tenold, of Northwood, Iowa, Regina Nelson, of Melbourne, Iowa, Robert (Renee) Slocum, of Newton, Iowa, Renee (Nathan) Long, of Davenport, Iowa, Robin Hunt (Tony McMullen), of Marshalltown, Iowa, Ricky (Trina) Slocum, of Marshalltown, and Rita Keislar, of Melbourne, Iowa, and many nieces and nephews and friends.