Judy Rose, 78, of Springville, died Monday, March 28, 2022 at the Anamosa Care Center.

Her Celebration of Life will be held at 2 pm on Saturday, April 2, 2022 at the Springville Presbyterian Church. Rev David Snyder will officiate. Burial will be in Springville Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 1 pm to the time of service. Please use the Guestbook and share your thoughts, stories, memories, and condolences with Judy's family.

Judith Raye Crooks was born January 22, 1944 in Boone, IA, the daughter of John and Georgia (Beagle) Crooks. She attended schools in Boone and was a member of the Boone High School class of 1962. Following graduation, she worked as a waitress and at other various jobs. On June 13, 1967 she married John Rose at the Open Bible Church in Boone. The couple made their home in Boone until 1976 when they moved to Springville when John accepted a job at Goss Printing Press Company in Cedar Rapids. During this time Judy worked at a number of companies in the area including Life Investors, Lefebure Corporation, and Teleconnect. It was also at this time that she attended Kirkwood Community College in the evenings, eventually earning her Associates degree in Business Administration.

She was a member of the church and both she and her husband were very active in the Linn County Democratic Party. After John died in 2010, she gradually changed her party affiliation to the Republican Party. She enjoyed gardening and loved spending time with her family, especially when she attended the many activities of her grandchildren.

She is remembered by her daughters Barbara (James) Cooper and Michele Stone, her grandchildren Chris Cooper, Laura (Andrew VonEhwegen) Cooper, Michael Cooper, Seth Stone, and Mason Stone, a great grandchild Jeremiah Lentz, nieces Devon O'Tool, Rheanne Thies, and Deb (John) Wall, a nephew Sean Smith, and by several great nieces and great nephews.

In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a son-in-law Shawn Stone, her parents, her siblings and their spouses Tom and Dorothy Crooks, Jennilee and Gerald Theis, Larry Crooks, and Becky and John Smith, nephews David Theis and Dennis Theis, and nieces Tina Smith, and Mindy Smith, and last but never least, her faithful companion Princess.

The family would like to express thanks to Above and Beyond Hospice, especially her nurse Leah, the entire staff of the Anamosa Care Center, and to Judy's extended family and friends who provided endless love and support.

In lieu of flowers and gifts, please direct your memorials in Judy's name to Friends of Springville Fire and Rescue, 300 Broadway Street, Springville, IA 52336.