Rose A. Burkard

Mom, Words can’t express how much you will be missed by the whole family. Your devotion and love for Dad, all of us kids, and the grand kids can’t be measured. It was pure and true. Even through all your pain you didn’t dwell on yourself, your focus was on Dad and the family. I opened the freezer downstairs last night and noticed you had been making and stock piling individual meals for Dad. With all you were going through you were more concerned about Dad then yourself. Dad truly did marry the greatest person in the world… You! As for us kids, what can I say other then you were and will always be the greatest Mom in the world. Nothing stood in the way for you being there for us. On behalf of all of us….THANK YOU. As for the grandkids, they all loved you so much. One of the newest members to the family even said you were the grandmother she wished she always had. They loved your baking (and so did the rest of us), and knew whenever they showed up to the house something would be waiting for them. I pray you have found peace, Scott and James. Give my son the hug I can’t give him. Love Don

The service for Rose was as beautiful as she was. As you know she was like a second Mom to me so the service was comforting and a reminder to me of how special she was. I look forward to having another angel up in heaven and planting rose bush in honor of her. RIP Rose.