Rose Marie Rothrock

Rose Marie Rothrock

Rose Marie Rothrock, age 89, passed away peacefully at her daughter's home in Virginia Beach, VA, on Feb. 10, 2026, after a short illness. A successful business entrepreneur, loving wife, proud mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Rose Marie was born in Weatherly, PA, on April 20, 1936, to Michael and Anna Hallahan. She is pre-deceased by her two older sisters, Anna May (husband Jack) Dodge and Evelyn (husband Richard) Long.

A natural leader with boundless energy, a can-do attitude and the ability to remove obstacles through her sharp intellect and tactical negotiations, Rose Marie met the love of her life, Charles Edward Rothrock while she attended Weatherly High School. They married in 1954 and had three daughters: Judith Rothrock (Viera, FL), Jane Bohrer (Virginia Beach, VA) and Jacqueline (Jacquie) Vealey (Augusta, NJ). They were married for 66 years until Charles' death in 2020 and owned homes in Newton, NJ; Lake Wallenpaupack, PA and Ormond Beach, FL.

While Charles was growing his successful engineering career, Rose Marie pursued various business interests before earning her real estate and insurance licenses in North Jersey during a time of active home building and land tract growth in the late 1970's through 90's. She achieved a real estate brokerage license, opened her own agency (Rothrock Realty), taught real estate license classes at accredited academic sites and was a dynamic member of the Andover, NJ, Planning Commission. Her leadership expanded to hold various positions on real estate regulatory boards and she became a multi-year President of the local Business and Professional Women's (BPW) chapter. She was the consummate deal maker: If a deal seemed impossible – Rose Marie had a reputation for making it possible!

Determined to ensure that all three of her daughters attained university degrees and realized their own professional dreams, Rose Marie continuously coached her daughters to reach for the stars and mirror her own personal philosophy of hard work, grit and determination through her example and loving support. No one was prouder of her children and their accomplishments than Rose Marie, who kept a plaque on her desk that read, "Ask Me About My Daughters." She had a wonderful sense of humor throughout her life, continued coaching her grandchildren in later years to ensure they all achieved university degrees as well, and started fitness classes in her retirement community in Ormond Beach, FL, where she made many friends. Rose Marie and Charles were world travelers to places like Saint Petersburg, Russia; Tahiti and Europe.

In addition to her three daughters, Rose Marie is survived by Judith's son Curtis Scholz (wife Liz) and great-grandchild Cayden; Jane's (husband James) daughter Jessica Hippert (husband Matt) and son Matthew Bohrer; and Jacquie's (husband Danny) son Steven Vealey (fiancée Heather).

A memorial will be held this Spring in north New Jersey where she will be interred with her husband Charles at the New Jersey Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Sparta, NJ.

Donations can be made to memorialize her life at the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) https://autisticadvocacy.org/