Marian Etta Rose, 86, Lawrence, formerly of San Francisco, CA, died Monday, April 11, 2016, at Brandon Woods at Alvamar in Lawrence, Kansas. No services are planned.
She was born July 15, 1929, in South Gate, California, in the Los Angeles area to Thomas C. and Dorothy J. Patterson Brown. She grew up in San Francisco and graduated from Washington High School in 1947.
She married Mark Robert Rose and they had two children, Katherine and Peter, and lived in Los Angeles. After she and Mark divorced, she began her long career as a legal secretary. She continued working for many years after moving back to her beloved San Francisco.
Survivors include her daughter, Katherine Gail Rose–Mockry and son-in-law Lynn Mockry of Lawrence, Kansas; her son, Peter Rose of Los Angeles; her two grandsons, William Mockry of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and Stephen Mockry of Denver, Colorado; and her parrot, Humphrey of Lawrence, Kansas. She also leaves some good friends who miss her.
Marian served as staff to several cats and one very boisterous parrot in her home through the years. She traveled to fun and beautiful places in Europe and Mexico whenever she got the chance. She loved music, especially opera and often attended live performances. Her biggest passion, though, was learning, and she created an extensive library in her home.
The family suggests memorial contributions to the Lawrence Humane Society, sent in care of the funeral home.
