Marilyn Rose Sears

Marilyn Rose Sears died December 21, 2006 at her home. She was 74.Marilyn was born on March 25, 1932 in Douglas Township, Iowa to Lloyd William Rose and Madelyn Henrietta Calhoun Rose. She grew up in Iowa graduating from Moravia High School in 1950. On September 30, 1950 she married Don E. Sears in Moravia, Iowa. The Sears moved to Longmont from Ankeny, Iowa in 1968. They were later divorced. Providing for her children and grandchildren was her focus in life. She made the upbringing of her children a priority seeing to their education and well-being. She had several different careers throughout her life including working for the NSA in Washington, DC, babysitting numerous children over the years in Longmont and a 17-year career with Kmart Marilyn also enjoyed her free time, she loved vacations to Hawaii, creating crocheted aphgans and baby blankets for many she knew, and hosting family meals on holidays and for weekly gatherings. She was proud of her Scottish and Irish heritage and enjoyed attending the Scottish Highlands Festival held annually in Estes Park as well as a vacation in Scotland. She is preceded in death by her parents.Surviving are her three children, William and Bryan Sears of Longmont, and JoAnne Sears of Loveland; two brothers Merton Rose and his wife Vada of Oshkosh, Nebraska and William Rose and his wife Judy of Longmont; six grandchildren Mandy, W.L. ?Cody?, Bobby, Zach, and Joey Sears, and Emma Cook, and one great granddaughter Madison Sears. A visitation is scheduled for Wednesday, December 27, at Howe Mortuary in Longmont.Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, December 28, 2006 at the Howe Mortuary Chapel with Chaplain Jackie Hibbard of the Visiting Nurse Association officiating.Interment will follow at the Longmont Mountain View Cemetery.