Rose Lee (Floy) STOCKSETH

STOCKSETH, FLOY, PAULLUS, PETERSON, KOHLES, SUTHERLAND

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 1/24/2016 at 16:05:13

August 25, 1939 ---- January 21, 2016

On the afternoon of January 21, 2016, Rose Lee passed away at the Rehabilitation Center of Belmond surrounded by her family and the watchful eye of Hospice nurse, Jamie. Rose was 76 years old. Funeral services will be held Monday, January 25, 2016, 11:00 AM, at the Day Spring Assembly of God Church, 208 6th Ave. S.W., Belmond. Pastor Mark Pluff will be officiating. Interment will be in the Pleasantview Cemetery, Thornton, IA. Visitation will be Sunday from 4-7 PM, at the Andrews Funeral Home, 516 1st Street S.E., Belmond, IA, and continues one hour prior to the services at church Monday.

Rose Lee Floy was born in Fertile, IA, on August 25, 1939. She was the 6th child born to Pearl and John Floy. Rose Lee spent her youth in the Fertile and Clear Lake, IA, areas. She spoke fondly of childhood memories spent with her brothers, sisters, and cousins playing games and getting into mischief together. These early years established the importance of family which Rose Lee carried through her own life and instilled in her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Growing up in Clear Lake going to the roller skating rink was a frequent past time. During one of these trips she met her future husband, Merlin Stockseth.

Several years after their first meeting they were married in Mason City, IA, on September 25, 1964. At the time of their marriage they became a family of four with their son Perry and daughter Shannon. To this union three others daughters were born, Martie, Chris, and Floy. Rose Lee and Merlin Stockseth built their home in Belmond, IA. Initially on the family acreage, then in 1976 the family moved to Rose Lee's dream home. Rose loved to entertain and several times a year would invite friends and family to events at her home. Several of these events included good food, good drinks, and the occasional activities of the house ghost "Harry". Family vacations were very important to Rose Lee in summer, the entire family would vacation together. When her children were small many of the vacations included extended family members camping and fishing trips. As her children grew the vacations started to include amusement parks with the entire family making the first of 20 plus visits to Walt Disney World in 1973. Rose Lee planned our first trip to Disney at Christmas because she said "It won't be busy because no one will go on Christmas Day." As her family grew to include grandchildren, Rose Lee continued to plan and vacation with her children and grandchildren and at the end of each vacation she would quickly start asking “where should we go next” and start saving for that adventure. Trips included the Grand Ole Opry, Dollywood, Las Vegas, Graceland, Duluth, cruises to the Bahamas, Alaska, and the Caribbean. All filled with memories and instilled this tradition in her daughters.

Rose Lee was a home maker while her children were young. She was involved with community clubs. Later, she operated "Second Hand Rose" consignment shop initially on the farm and later moved to Belmond, Main Street. Through the store, she developed new friendships with many people becoming as close as family. It was not unusual to have these friends attend holidays and special occasions if they had nowhere to go. The friends became extended family to Rose Lee. Rose Lee cherished her grandchildren and was a very active and engaged Grandma. Her first grandson Alexander was always viewed as a gift from God to fill the hole in her heart from the passing of her precious son, Perry. Rose Lee baby sat Alex in the Second hand store. Next was Aaron and Grandma affectionately called the boys her "A-team". Rounding out the grandkids is Halie and John. Grandma looked forward to making memories with her grandkids including decorating cut out Christmas cookies and being their biggest fan in any activity they participated in. In 2011 Rose Lee was blessed with her first great grandchild, Brayden, soon followed by Maddison Rose and Jaelynn. Rose was a very proud great grandma and always had a smile and special treat for her little visitors. Braydon called her "Grandma the Great".

She is survived by her husband of 51 years, Merlin Stockseth, Belmond, IA; daughters: Shannon Paullus (Joe) Hampton, IA, Martie Stockseth, Belmond, IA, Chris Stockseth, Belmond, IA, and Floy Ann (Buddy) Peterson (Stockseth), Belmond, IA; a brother Lehman Floy (Shirley), Scottsdale, AZ; sister-in-law Ida Floy, Clear Lake, IA; her grandchildren: Alex (Alison) Stockseth, West Des Moines, IA, Aaron (Kiya) Peterson, Belmond, IA, John Kohles, Hampton, and Halie Peterson, Belmond, IA; her great grandchildren, Brayden Peterson, Maddison Rose Peterson, Jaelynn Peterson, and many nieces, nephews, extended family and friends. Rose Lee was preceded in death by her parents, son, Perry Stocketh, brothers Marlowe and Duane, sisters Mavis Stein and Vida Sutherland, several brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, and grandson Peter Kohles. Andrews Funeral Home, Belmond, IA.

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