Rose Ann Wehr

Rose Ann Wehr
Rose Ann Wehr, nee Turrano, passed away peacefully into eternal rest on June 15, 2022, at 90 years young.
She was predeceased by her husband of 59 years, Frank E. Wehr.
Rose was a long-time resident of Summit Hill and later West Chester, where she lived near her children, Ruthann Waldie (George) and Frank Wehr (Beverly), and her five grandchildren, Samantha Brown (Michael), George Waldie III (Katie), Frank Earl Wehr II (Lauren), Amanda Wehr and Alexis Wehr.
Rose also had five great-grandchildren, Sienna Rose Brown, Zachary Earl Waldie, Frank Earl Wehr III, Iyla Beverly Wehr, and Madilyn Rose Waldie, who predeceased her.
Rose was born in Nesquehoning, and was the daughter of Michael Saverio Turrano and Grace Ouly Turrano. The youngest of six, she loved her brothers, Joseph, Anthony, Benjamin and Vincent Turrano and her sister, Mary Lauser.
She was a graduate of Nesquehoning High School and Cosmetology School in Reading. Rose worked for many years as a hairdresser and taught cosmetology at the Carbon County Vo-Tech school. In later years, she worked in a variety of positions, but spent two decades as a real estate agent in the Poconos.
Rose campaigned alongside her husband in the 60's and served as president of the Jeffersonian Democratic Women's Club. She taught religious education for St Joseph's in Summit Hill and volunteered with the local Brownie Troop and other organizations.
Rose was an avid oil painter and enjoyed taking classes. Her paintings are wonderful memories of vacations and still life.
She was a founding member of the Garnet Valley Community Chorus, now the West Chester Community Chorus, and enjoyed going to Curves with friends.
Rose was a breast cancer survivor. In her final years, she suffered from dementia.
Services: Relatives and friends are invited to her visitation from 10 to 10:45 a.m. on Thursday, June 23 at Mary's Chapel, Lincoln Highway and Ship Road in Exton, followed by her funeral mass at 11 a.m. Interment will be in St. Agnes Cemetery, West Chester.
The family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Unite for Her at 127 E. Chestnut St., First floor, West Chester, PA 19380; www.uniteforher.org, or the Alzheimer's Association at www.act.alz.org.
Arrangements by DellaVecchia, Reilly, Smith and Boyd Funeral Home of West Chester, www.DellaFH.com.