Rose M. Rook

Rose M. (Green) Rook, 93

Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday at Lane Family Funeral Homes, Anstrom Chapel, 8387 Tod Ave., Boardman for Rose M. Rook, 93 of Westlake, formerly of Boardman who died Wednesday evening at Rae-Ann Suburban Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation, Westlake. Rose was born October 22, 1926, a daughter of the late Slavo and Anna Marie (Karas) Mikus. She graduated from Chaney High School in 1944 and had lived in this area most of her life before moving to Westlake. She had been a shoe clerk for the former Lustig's Shoe Store for 25 years and then worked as a shoe clerk and bookkeeper for Buchman Shoes. Rose was a member of Bethel Luthern Church and loved to bake and cook, especially cakes and cookies. She was a giving person, even when she didn't have it. She was always happy and known by her smile and will be dearly missed by her two daughters, Kelly (Robert) Banks of Youngstown, Carol Centric of N. Ridgeville; two grandchildren, Paul W. (April) Centric and Jennifer (David) Dieterle. Rose also leaves five great-grandchildren, Ava, Naomi, Madilynn, Dylan and Brendan. Besides her parents, Rose was preceded in death by her 1st husband, Henry W. Green, whom she married December 8, 1945 and died September 18, 1976; her 2nd husband, Franklin H. Rook, Sr., whom she married May 9, 1992, died April 28, 2003. Rose was also preceded in death by a son-in-law, Paul M. Centric; two brothers, Steve Mikus, Lt. Col. Nick Mikus; two sisters, Barbara Naples and Anna Marie Wittenauer. Friends may call on Sunday from 4:00 p.m - 5:00 pm at Lane Family Funeral Home, Anstrom Chapel.
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