Leslae Rose Obituary (1925 - 2025) - Parsippany, New Jersey

Leslae J. Rose, 99 years old, passed quietly from this life on February 7, 2025 at the home of her daughter, Virginia Lee Eagleston. She was born June 12, 1925 to Helen and Lester Johnson of Detroit, Michigan. She moved quite a lot in her youth but wound up in New Berlin, N.Y. where she married Harry D. Rose in 1943. She worked with him on their small dairy farm and also kept busy raising five children, gardening, canning produce, knitting, and sewing clothes for the children, as well as running a boarding kennel and raising collies. With Harry's support, she attended S.U.C.O. (now known as SUNY Oneonta), earning a degree in Home Economics, after which she worked for Cornell Cooperative Extension in Norwich for a time. It wasn't long, however, before she returned to S.U.C.O. and completed her degree in teaching Secondary English. With that, she taught in Whitesboro, N.Y., while also learning to use various computer applications, and taking jewelry making courses. Following her retirement in 1985, she and Harry were blessed to enjoy traveling in their motor home, always accompanied by a couple of beloved dogs, visiting family and friends all across the U.S. One high point for her was riding in a Stout Scarab, which she was proud to tell that her dad had apparently had a role in the design of. Another exciting experience was a ride in an untethered hot air balloon that Harry had won at the New Berlin Youth Days. Before Harry's passing in December of 2013, they were able to celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary, sharing the day with their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Leslae is predeceased by Harry, one daughter Helen Ardiles-Arce, one son-in-law, Richard Eagleston, and one step-brother, Robert Bruce McCallum of Raleigh, NC. Surviving her are her daughters Virginia Lee Eagleston, Mary (& Larry) Bailey, Debra (& Doug) Lewis, and one son Donald (& Brenda) Rose, one son-in-law, Pedro Ardiles-Arce, and grandchildren Chris (& Kim) Rose, Breah (& Aaron) May, Ben (& Noelle) Lewis, Leanna (& Hany) Gadalla, Gretta (& Evan) Greenwald, Heidi (& Michael) Neal, Healeah (& Jake) Davis, Hannah Lewis and fourteen great-grandchildren: Izack, Kooper and Shelby Rose, Cayden, Zoey, Darcey, and Asher May, Arianna, Baylor, Emmeline, and Gavin Lewis, Adam and Andrew Gadalla, and Violet Greenwald. She is also survived by her sister-in-law, Helen McCallum and step-sister, Heather (& Colin) Taylor. A memorial service will be held at the convenience of the family.