Leroy James Rose

LeRoy James Rose was born at North Grove in Crawford County, Iowa, on April 23, 1933, the son of LeRoy E. and Catherine (Kline) Rose. When Jim was 4 years old the family moved to a farm in the Gallands Grove area where he was raised and attended a country school, receiving his elementary education. As a teen, he drove to town to the Dunlap High School to attend classes. On May 26, 1952, LeRoy James was united in marriage with Norma Jean Mathys. Their union was blessed with three children; Juanita, Richard and Monte. Jim raised his family in the Deloit area, where he was mayor of the town of Deloit for two terms. Jim was employed by the Denison area packing plants and at Western Auto. Later he became self-employed as a carpenter. He built many commercial buildings and homes in the Crawford County are, including his own home in Deloit. Jim was the proud grandfather of 4 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. In his free time he enjoyed welding and inventing things and tinkering in his shop. He treasured the time he could spend with his family, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Jim died Monday evening, November 26, 2007, in hospice care at the Crawford County Memorial Hospital in Denison. At the time of his death he had been blessed with 74 years, 7 months and 3 days. Jim was preceded in death by his parents and brother-in-law, Bob Schlensig. He is survived by his wife, Norma Jean; one daughter, Juanita and special friend, Don Truitt of Kiron, two sons, Richard and his wife, Marti of Dunlap and Monte of Boyer; four grandchildren, Jessica (Jon) Carroll of Honolulu, HI, Christina (Paul) Allen of Omaha, NE, Daniel Rose of Dunlap and Dustin Rose of Boyer; three great grandchildren, Aislinn, Ailidh and Jon Patrick Carroll of Honolulu; two sisters, Betty Schlensig of Wickenburg, AZ and Janice (Fonley) Allen of Dunlap and many other relatives and friends. The Pfannebecker Funeral Home in Denison was in charge of arrangements where a visitation was held from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., Friday, November 30, 2007. A graveside memorial service will be held Memorial Day, May 26, 2008, at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Dunlap.