Robert Lee Rose of Dexter, Michigan, age 89, died Tuesday, May 7, 2024, at Trinity Health in Ypsilanti.
He was born June 25, 1934, in Milford, Michigan, the son of Cleo G. and Leola (Sackett) Rose.
Bob lived in Dexter all of his life. He graduated from Dexter High School in 1952. He served in the U.S. Army in Korea. Bob worked for Federal Screw Works in Chelsea for many years, retiring in 1989. Bob also worked along-side his in-laws, Robert and Eunice Murphy, at the Dexter Food Lockers (which was located on Main Street where the Painted Trout is located) where they butchered and packed meat for local farmers.
He was a lifetime member of St. Andrew’s United Church of Christ in Dexter. He was a lifetime Freemason with the Dexter Lodge, and later with Ann Arbor.
Funeral services will be held Monday, May 13, 2024, 11:00 a.m. at St. Andrew’s United Church of Christ, 7610 Ann Arbor St., Dexter, MI 48130, with Rev. Larry Van Slambrook officiating. Burial will follow at St. Andrew’s United Church of Christ Cemetery, also in Dexter. The family will receive friends at the church before the service from 10:00 -11:00 a.m.
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