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Keith D. Rose

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Keith D. Rose

Birth
Death
22 Oct 2008 (aged 56)
Burial
Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, USA Add to Map
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Keith Rose Nov 06 1951 - Oct 22 2008

KEITH D. ROSE
Sioux Falls, SD
Died: Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Sioux Falls, SD
Age: 56 years, 11 months, 16 days

VISITATION
Begins at 2:00 PM Sunday, October 26, 2008
El Riad Shrine Temple
510 S. Phillips Ave., Sioux Falls, SD
The family will greet friends from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM

MASONIC SERVICE
4:00 PM Sunday, October 26, 2008
El Riad Shrine Temple
510 S. Phillips Ave., Sioux Falls, SD
El Riad Shrine Chanters, Special Music
"He Ain't Heavy"

FUNERAL SERVICE
1:00 PM Monday, October 27, 2008
First Lutheran Church
327 S. Dakota Ave., Sioux Falls, SD
Reverend Siri Sorenson, Officiating
Maurie Richard, Eulogist
Dave Kull, Bagpiper
Marcia Kittelson, Organist
Congregational Hymn
"How Great Thou Art"
El Riad Shrine Chanters, Special Music
"He Ain't Heavy"
"It is Well With My Soul"
"You'll Never Walk Alone"

INTERMENT
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Sioux Falls, SD

PALLBEARERS
Reggie Schenk ~ Duane Eisenberg ~ Mike Baker ~ Steve Schmuck
Dave Neiman ~ Jon Groen ~ Joe Sieverding ~ Charlie Brown
Roxy Laur ~ Bill Brennan ~ John Archer ~ Craig Hanna

Keith Donald Rose, son of Lewis and Esther (Bonthius) Rose, was born November 6, 1951 in Sioux Falls, SD and grew up in Hilltop. He graduated from Lincoln High School in 1970. Keith attended South Dakota State University in Brookings for one year and Sioux Falls College for one year.

Keith was united in marriage with Kay Sample on October 6, 1973. The couple made their home in Sioux Falls. Keith began his career as a firefighter with the City of Sioux Falls in 1976. He retired as a Battalion Chief in February of 2004. Keith then worked part-time for Office Interiors.

Keith was a long-time active member of Grace Lutheran Church, where he was past president of the congregation, Sunday School teacher, choir member and also served on numerous committees. He was a member of Trinity Lodge #200 A.F. & A.M., Scottish Rite Bodies of Sioux Falls, was currently Potentate of the El Riad Shrine, past Brigadier of the El Riad Fife and Drum Corps and a member of the El Riad Shrine Chanters. Above all, Keith cherished his family and the times he spent with them.

Grateful for having shared his life are his wife, Kay; two children, Kirsten Rose-Augustus and her husband, James, Brandon, SD, Kyle Rose and his wife, Kim, Sioux Falls, SD; five grandchildren, Terell, Kiara, Iyana, Jessie, Javin; his mother, Esther Jerden and her husband, Ken, Sioux Falls, SD; a sister, Wendy Steinbeck and her husband, Troy, Sioux Falls, SD; two nieces, Taryn and Elise; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Keith was preceded in death by his father, Lewis and a brother, Geoffrey.

In lieu of flowers, Keith's family requests that memorials be directed to Grace Lutheran Church, 3300 E. 18th St., Sioux Falls, SD 57103 or the El Riad Shrine Endowment Fund, 510 S. Phillips Ave., Sioux Falls, SD 57104.
Keith Rose Nov 06 1951 - Oct 22 2008

KEITH D. ROSE
Sioux Falls, SD
Died: Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Sioux Falls, SD
Age: 56 years, 11 months, 16 days

VISITATION
Begins at 2:00 PM Sunday, October 26, 2008
El Riad Shrine Temple
510 S. Phillips Ave., Sioux Falls, SD
The family will greet friends from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM

MASONIC SERVICE
4:00 PM Sunday, October 26, 2008
El Riad Shrine Temple
510 S. Phillips Ave., Sioux Falls, SD
El Riad Shrine Chanters, Special Music
"He Ain't Heavy"

FUNERAL SERVICE
1:00 PM Monday, October 27, 2008
First Lutheran Church
327 S. Dakota Ave., Sioux Falls, SD
Reverend Siri Sorenson, Officiating
Maurie Richard, Eulogist
Dave Kull, Bagpiper
Marcia Kittelson, Organist
Congregational Hymn
"How Great Thou Art"
El Riad Shrine Chanters, Special Music
"He Ain't Heavy"
"It is Well With My Soul"
"You'll Never Walk Alone"

INTERMENT
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Sioux Falls, SD

PALLBEARERS
Reggie Schenk ~ Duane Eisenberg ~ Mike Baker ~ Steve Schmuck
Dave Neiman ~ Jon Groen ~ Joe Sieverding ~ Charlie Brown
Roxy Laur ~ Bill Brennan ~ John Archer ~ Craig Hanna

Keith Donald Rose, son of Lewis and Esther (Bonthius) Rose, was born November 6, 1951 in Sioux Falls, SD and grew up in Hilltop. He graduated from Lincoln High School in 1970. Keith attended South Dakota State University in Brookings for one year and Sioux Falls College for one year.

Keith was united in marriage with Kay Sample on October 6, 1973. The couple made their home in Sioux Falls. Keith began his career as a firefighter with the City of Sioux Falls in 1976. He retired as a Battalion Chief in February of 2004. Keith then worked part-time for Office Interiors.

Keith was a long-time active member of Grace Lutheran Church, where he was past president of the congregation, Sunday School teacher, choir member and also served on numerous committees. He was a member of Trinity Lodge #200 A.F. & A.M., Scottish Rite Bodies of Sioux Falls, was currently Potentate of the El Riad Shrine, past Brigadier of the El Riad Fife and Drum Corps and a member of the El Riad Shrine Chanters. Above all, Keith cherished his family and the times he spent with them.

Grateful for having shared his life are his wife, Kay; two children, Kirsten Rose-Augustus and her husband, James, Brandon, SD, Kyle Rose and his wife, Kim, Sioux Falls, SD; five grandchildren, Terell, Kiara, Iyana, Jessie, Javin; his mother, Esther Jerden and her husband, Ken, Sioux Falls, SD; a sister, Wendy Steinbeck and her husband, Troy, Sioux Falls, SD; two nieces, Taryn and Elise; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Keith was preceded in death by his father, Lewis and a brother, Geoffrey.

In lieu of flowers, Keith's family requests that memorials be directed to Grace Lutheran Church, 3300 E. 18th St., Sioux Falls, SD 57103 or the El Riad Shrine Endowment Fund, 510 S. Phillips Ave., Sioux Falls, SD 57104.


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  • Added: May 18, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52521617/keith_d-rose: accessed ), memorial page for Keith D. Rose (6 Nov 1951–22 Oct 2008), Find a Grave Memorial ID 52521617, citing Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, USA; Maintained by fargo (contributor 47136288).