Matthew T Rose

Matthew T Rose passed unexpectedly on August 19th, 2023 at his home in Willamina. He was 36 years old; a loving husband and a devoted dad. He was born November 11, 1986 in Salem Oregon. He graduated from North Salem high in 2005 and moved to Portland where he attended Chemeketa Community College for arts. He eventually landed in Sheridan Oregon, where he met his wife Ricki Keyser.
Matthew and Ricki quickly built a life together. It was a love at first sight story. They moved into an apartment and shortly after their beautiful daughter Rylie LeAnn Gypsy Rose was born in 2015. They were expecting a second child and moved into the house his wife grew up in, out in the country of Willamina, Oregon. Matthew's eyes lit up at the birth of their son Mason Matthew David Rose in 2017. Matthew and Ricki married September 4th 2021 in McMinnville Oregon with a small ceremony of family and close knit friends due to Covid. The wedding was absolutely wonderful.
Matthew was a materials coordinator at Hampton Lumber and had a bright future with goals of becoming a buyer and ideas of what this could provide for his family. He was fitting in quite well with the new team and talked often of them at home.
Matthew enjoyed spending time with his children playing video games (competitively) and reading them books, especially comic books. He loved the beach and the outdoors, often wanting to hike, bike, or take the family to the ocean to play. Matthew was musically inclined and would often be found trying to start a family band. He loved his kids and his wife immensely, he always supported his mother and sisters and he valued the friendships he had. Matthew didn't love easily but he loved hard.
Matthew is preceded in death by his grandmother Linda Foltz, brother-in-law Brandon Foreman, and his youngest sister Trinity Watt, whom he loved an immeasurable amount. Matthew is survived by his wife Ricki Keyser Rose and his two children Rylie and Mason Rose, all of which will love him and miss him always. He is also survived by his mother Tammy Watt and father by choice Jack Watt, his sister Rochelle (Gypsy) Rose, his uncle Harry (Jimmy) Foltz, and his five nieces and nephews.
Memorial Services will be held at 10:30 am on Saturday September 9th, 2023 at Macy and Sons in McMinnville Oregon. Matthew will forever be deeply missed.