Shirley Luella Rose 5/3/1927 - 4/5/2021
Shirley was born 5/3/27 in Klamath Falls, Oregon to parents Harry Edgar Nelson and Violet Helen Vallier. She had one older sister Virginia. The family eventually moved to California and her parents divorced. She met and married Tony Rose in Hayward, California in 1947. Shirley and Tony settled in Hayward and had three children.
Shirley began working in the School Food Service industry in Hayward and worked her way up to supervisory and management levels. She earned a Bachelors Degree from St. Mary's College, the first in her family to do so. She eventually became the California State Director of School Food Service and retired from that position.
Tony and Shirley retired to the Auburn area in the mid 1970's off of Combie Road and then to the greater Auburn area in the early 1980's. During retirement, Shirley began learning the art of "Eggery", the design and decoration of animal eggs in the vein of the "Faberge" egg design. After many years of learning and practicing, Shirley earned the title of "Master Egg Artist". She traveled extensively throughout the United States and internationally, learning, teaching and judging the art of eggery. She authored several instructional books on the art of eggery.
Shirley was a lifelong Catholic and she and Tony raised their children in the faith. She particularly enjoyed going to daily mass and weekly adoration.
Cemetery services at the New Auburn Cemetery.
Shirley was born 5/3/27 in Klamath Falls, Oregon to parents Harry Edgar Nelson and Violet Helen Vallier. She had one older sister Virginia. The family eventually moved to California and her parents divorced. She met and married Tony Rose in Hayward, California in 1947. Shirley and Tony settled in Hayward and had three children.
Shirley began working in the School Food Service industry in Hayward and worked her way up to supervisory and management levels. She earned a Bachelors Degree from St. Mary's College, the first in her family to do so. She eventually became the California State Director of School Food Service and retired from that position.
Tony and Shirley retired to the Auburn area in the mid 1970's off of Combie Road and then to the greater Auburn area in the early 1980's. During retirement, Shirley began learning the art of "Eggery", the design and decoration of animal eggs in the vein of the "Faberge" egg design. After many years of learning and practicing, Shirley earned the title of "Master Egg Artist". She traveled extensively throughout the United States and internationally, learning, teaching and judging the art of eggery. She authored several instructional books on the art of eggery.
Shirley was a lifelong Catholic and she and Tony raised their children in the faith. She particularly enjoyed going to daily mass and weekly adoration.
Cemetery services at the New Auburn Cemetery.
Shirley Luella Rose 5/3/1927 - 4/5/2021
Shirley was born 5/3/27 in Klamath Falls, Oregon to parents Harry Edgar Nelson and Violet Helen Vallier. She had one older sister Virginia. The family eventually moved to California and her parents divorced. She met and married Tony Rose in Hayward, California in 1947. Shirley and Tony settled in Hayward and had three children.
Shirley began working in the School Food Service industry in Hayward and worked her way up to supervisory and management levels. She earned a Bachelors Degree from St. Mary's College, the first in her family to do so. She eventually became the California State Director of School Food Service and retired from that position.
Tony and Shirley retired to the Auburn area in the mid 1970's off of Combie Road and then to the greater Auburn area in the early 1980's. During retirement, Shirley began learning the art of "Eggery", the design and decoration of animal eggs in the vein of the "Faberge" egg design. After many years of learning and practicing, Shirley earned the title of "Master Egg Artist". She traveled extensively throughout the United States and internationally, learning, teaching and judging the art of eggery. She authored several instructional books on the art of eggery.
Shirley was a lifelong Catholic and she and Tony raised their children in the faith. She particularly enjoyed going to daily mass and weekly adoration.
Cemetery services at the New Auburn Cemetery.
Shirley was born 5/3/27 in Klamath Falls, Oregon to parents Harry Edgar Nelson and Violet Helen Vallier. She had one older sister Virginia. The family eventually moved to California and her parents divorced. She met and married Tony Rose in Hayward, California in 1947. Shirley and Tony settled in Hayward and had three children.
Shirley began working in the School Food Service industry in Hayward and worked her way up to supervisory and management levels. She earned a Bachelors Degree from St. Mary's College, the first in her family to do so. She eventually became the California State Director of School Food Service and retired from that position.
Tony and Shirley retired to the Auburn area in the mid 1970's off of Combie Road and then to the greater Auburn area in the early 1980's. During retirement, Shirley began learning the art of "Eggery", the design and decoration of animal eggs in the vein of the "Faberge" egg design. After many years of learning and practicing, Shirley earned the title of "Master Egg Artist". She traveled extensively throughout the United States and internationally, learning, teaching and judging the art of eggery. She authored several instructional books on the art of eggery.
Shirley was a lifelong Catholic and she and Tony raised their children in the faith. She particularly enjoyed going to daily mass and weekly adoration.
Cemetery services at the New Auburn Cemetery.
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