Groton, Connecticut
Groton - William R. Rose, 74, of 55 Kings Hwy., Groton, died Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011, at Lawrence & Memorial Hospital.
He was born May 2, 1937 in Westernport, Md., son of John E. and Ethylene (Bosley) Rose. Mr. Rose was married to Dorothy (Taylor) Rose in New London on March 30, 1961. Mrs. Rose died Sept. 3, 1999.
William first worked at Millstone as a guard, and then joined the U.S. Navy in 1959 and served for 20 years, 14 of which where at the Sub Base in Groton, and retired as a chief in 1979. He is a veteran of the Vietnam War, and is a member of the Groton Senior Citizens.
Survivors include three sons, William Rose of Clarksville, Tenn., Charles Rose of Oakdale, and John Rose of Groton; two daughters, Mary Geary of Egg Harbor Township, N.J., and Debbie Field of Groton; his companion of ten years, Mary Cieslak; 15 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
He was predeceased by a son, Richard Rose; and a brother, Norman E. Rose.
The funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Byles-Groton Memorial Home, 310 Thames St., Groton. Burial with military honors will follow in Starr Cemetery, Groton.
In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, 2969 Whitney Ave., Suite 1, Hamden, CT 06518.
Please visit www.Byles.com for directions or to leave a note in the family guestbook.
to this day its still hard to believe you gone pop pop. you are dearly missed by a lot of people. i love you and always will. even though your not here physicaly, your here in our hearts. R.I.P. pop pop.
jessica
October 16, 2011 | Groton, CT
Now you are with your wife and son. Prayer and thoughts go out to your family and friends. I will keep an eye on your granddaughter and daughter for ya! you will sure be missed throughout!
K.M
K M
October 14, 2011 | Groton, CT
I served aboard ship with Bill, and worked with him at the Subase.One of the last times I saw him was at a USS Fulton lunch at the casino. My thoughts go out to the family..Rest your oars Shipmate. You stand relieved. We have the watch. May God Speed.
Tim Hawks
October 14, 2011 | Baltic, CT
Bill is a wonderful person and will be greatly missed at the Senior Center, and also missed as a friend.Thanks for the pleasure of being your friend for the short time we knew each other. You are now in God's hands and all will be well.
Al Bradley
October 14, 2011 | Mystic, CT
R.I.P. The angels have taken you under their wings. You suffer no more. You will be missed by many. Until we meet again. Linda A Lowe and Betty Prochaska
October 14, 2011
Thank you for making me feel welcomed and part of YOUR family.
I will miss our late night conversations on historical battles and facts, or the occasional old black and white movie. I learned more about John Wayne then I ever really needed to know about, but still enjoyed that time together.
I also learned that you were a fighter. When most would have given up you plugged along always with a smile on your face or a quick joke from your heart.
Now Chief, your tour of duty is...
Brian Field
October 13, 2011 | Groton, CT
R.I.P. pop pop. You will be missed by many and loved by all. The best thing is now your with nana, uncle rick and uncle jim. Love and miss you dearly.
Jessica
October 13, 2011 | Groton, CT