Rose Marie Spiese
She was an avid reader and especially enjoyed mystery novels.
memorial service for Rose will be held at the Clyde W. Kraft Funeral Home, Inc. 519 Walnut Street, Columbia PA, on November 29, 2023 at 2:00 p.m.
Friends may call at the funeral home one hour prior to the service.
Interment in Silver Spring Cemetery
Rose Marie Spiese, age 87, expired on September 7, 2023 at the Lancaster Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Lancaster, PA
where she was a resident. She was born on November 29, 1935, the tenth of 13 children born to Albert L. Spiese, Jr. and Hilda Ember Spiese of Columbia, PA. She is survived by one brother, Richard D. Spiese of Sheffield, CA, and one sister, Geraldine E. Spiese of Telford, PA, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Rose was a 1953 graduate of Columbia High School. She earned a BA degree in education from Millersville State College and a Master’s degree from Temple University. She taught in Lancaster City Schools for many years until her retirement, following which she continued as a substitute teacher. Her students found her to be faithful, kind, caring, generous, trustworthy, and fun-loving. She leaves behind a legacy of many students whose stories demonstrate these characteristics. She was an avid reader and especially enjoyed mystery novels. She thoroughly enjoyed assisting with theatrical productions at McCaskey High School whether dealing with tickets, helping with costuming, painting sets, and helping the actors in learning their lines. All of these things after a full day of teaching.
A memorial service for Rose will be held at the Clyde W. Kraft Funeral Home, Inc. 519 Walnut Street, Columbia PA, on November 29, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. Friends may call at the funeral home one hour prior to the service. Interment in Silver Spring Cemetery. In lieu of flowers please send a contribution to the Columbia Food Bank, 340 Locust St. Columbia PA 17512 (www.columbiafoodbank.org) or to a favorite charity in Rose’s memory.
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