Rose Dio was born on December 3, 1947 in Exeter, NH and grew up in Bow. Later, she lived, worked, and brought up her family in Pittsfield. She started working at Universal Packaging in Bow in 1885, where she met her future husband Robert Erlenwein. They married in 1990, moved with their company to Mitchell SD in 1995, then onto Lavaca, Arkansas in 2005, where she retired after years with the corp, now named Graphic Packaging Intl.
She leaves 5 daughters Anne, Karen, Tina, Kelly, and Chassidy; one son Larry; 12 grandchildren Amanda, Nicole, Karl, Michael, Kenny, Megan, Danielle, Richard, Larry, William, Henry, and Theodore. She also has 20 great-grandchildren.
As matriarch, her priorities were always the littlest kids.
Visiting hours at Bennett Funeral Home are 5 to 7 Wednesday September 25, 2024. Interment will be at Blossom Hill Cemetery on Thursday September 26, 2024 at 10:00 am.
