Age 86, died Tuesday, September 27, 2022 at Chelsea Hospital. She was born November 5, 1935 in Petersburg, West Virgina, the daughter of Homer Lee and Anna Ardelia (Mongold) Swick.
Rose attended Davis and Elkins College after high school where she was a member of the Pi Beta Phi Sorority. After college she moved to Washington D.C. where she met the love of her life, Robert Turner. They were married in October of 1957. They moved to Ypsilanti in 1965 and started an insurance business which they owned and operated for over 40 years.
Rose and her husband were members of the First United Methodist Church in Ypsilanti for over 35 years where they met many lifelong friends. When Rose moved to Chelsea, she became a member of Chelsea First United Methodist Church.
Rose is survived by her daughter, Sheila Gillman; two granddaughters, Sabrina Gillman and Kristan Ade'; a grandson, Logan Shelton; three brothers, John Swick, Bob Swick, and Roger Swick; two sisters, Kathleen Roomsburg and Jenny Philips; as well as several nieces and nephews.
Rose was preceded in death by her parents, Ardelia and Homer Swick; an infant child Colleen; daughter Kim Turner-Shelton; granddaughter Samantha Gillman; two brothers, Jack Swick and Jim Swick; and three sisters Janet Williams, Helen Hartman, and Lucy Martin.
In 2003, Rose moved to Chelsea with her daughter and granddaughters whom she helped raise. She was a selfless mother and grandmother who always put family above all else. She was a strong woman who endured many tragic losses yet left a lasting impression of kindness and grace on all who met her. Rose will be deeply missed by family and friends. She will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery next to her husband. A memorial service will take place in Arlington in the spring when her ashes are buried. Arrangements were entrusted to Cole Funeral Chapel of Chelsea, Michigan.
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