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Obituary for ROSE


Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Sunday November 27, 2005

Ivan J. Rose, age 65, of Albuquerque, NM, went to be with the Lord on Friday, November 25, 2005, passing away unexpectedly of a heart attack. He graduated from St. Mary's in 1958. He went to Electronics School and then worked for Boeing Aircraft of Seattle, working on Minuteman Missiles in Washington State and North Dakota, until he was drafted in the U.S. Army in 1963. He received a Bachelors and Masters Degree in Civil Engineering from University of New Mexico. He worked for Kirtland A.F.B. Civil Engineers from 1970-1984 and then he went to work for D.O.E., until his retirement, January 3, 2005. Ivan belonged to the National Society of Professional Engineers. He was preceded in death by his parents, Mary Elizabeth Stewart Rose and Ivan Eugene Rose, and identical twin sons, Ivan Lee and Jack Stewart Rose. He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Karen Langell Rose; son, Jeff Rose and wife, Jerri and children, Cole and Lydia; daughters, Julie Jones and children, Ashley, Chris, Lauren and Amber Jones, Ann Marie and husband, Dave Dominguez of Farmington and their children, Kiara and Aric. He is also survived by his sister, Mary Jean Cunningham; her daughters, Deanna, Samantha, Andrea and husband, Aric, and three children, Dylan, Mary Hannah and Isabella, from Arkansas and Tennessee; longtime friend and brother-in-law, Bob Langell. He was a descendant of M.T. Moriarty and his daughters, Elizabeth Moriarty Woodman and Margaret Moriarty Stewart; grandmother, and Joe Stewart; grandfather, his mom's sister and brother, Margaret Stewart Moriarty and George Stewart, all deceased. He is known for his integrity, wisdom and honesty. He was a loving and wonderful husband, father, grandfather and friend to many. He had a passion to be with his grandchildren, and to be in the outdoors with his hunting dogs. He will be missed tremendously. Pallbearers are Jeff Rose, Dave Dominguez, Larry Larranaga, Justin Archuleta, Rick Langell, James Langell and Bob Dorak. Services will be held on Wednesday, November 30, 2005, at 10:00 a.m. at French Mortuary, Wyoming Blvd. Chapel. Interment will follow at Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Moriarty, New Mexico. Friends may visit French Mortuary, Wyoming Blvd. Chapel on Tuesday, November 29, 2005 from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. French Mortuary, Inc., 7121 Wyoming Blvd. NE (505) 823-9400