West Topsham, VT – Mary Lee Rose, 72, died on Saturday, October 15, 2016 at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH.

Mary was born in Westerly, RI, February 26, 1944, a daughter of Fred and Bernice (Pelland) Richmond. Mary graduated from Lockwood Jr. High School in Warwick, RI. She drove a cab for many years in the Orlando, FL area. Mary married Kenneth L. Rose on January 17, 1976.

She loved crocheting, gardening, drying herbs, and playing Bingo. She was an animal lover.  Mary was a very social person who loved visiting with her family and being around her friends. One of Mary's favorite sayings was, "What goes around, comes around."

She was predeceased by her husband Kenneth l. Rose on January 1, 2006; a daughter, Melissa Pierce; and a granddaughter, Elizabeth Wood on September 9, 1994.

Surviving family members include five children, Chester Spruill and wife Kandi of Lisbon, NH, David Simpkins and wife Pam of Woodsville, NH, Sandra LeCour of West Newbury, VT, Dawn Kidder and William Riley of North Haverhill, NH, and Paulette Rose and Matthew Smith of West Topsham, VT; 21 grandchildren; 20 great grandchildren; several sisters and brothers including James Pelland and wife Muriel of Bradford; several nieces, nephews, and cousins.

There will be no calling hours.

A graveside service will be on Saturday, October 29, at 1 PM at the Townhouse Cemetery, Newbury, VT with Pastor Candace Ricker, officiating.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Breast Cancer Research, DHMC Development Office, One Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03756.