HOLDEN – Kathryn (Brymer) Rose, 91, formerly of Frederickson Avenue, died Saturday, November 20, 2004, in the Coleman House, Northboro, after an illness.
Her husband, Woodrow A. Rose, died in 2001. She leaves her daughter, Kathleen M. and her husband John Perkins of Shrewsbury; two grandchildren, Bryan J. Ret of Albany, New York and Renee C. and her husband Brendan Hawkes of Bartlett, New Hampshire; two great-grandchildren, Callum and Kathryn Hawkes both of Bartlett, New Hampshire; nephews and nieces. She was born in Revere the daughter of Alfred and Ellen (Sullivan) Brymer and lived many years in Roslindale and over 30 years in Holden.
Mrs. Rose graduated from Jamaica Plains High School and the Boston Clerical School. She was a secretary for the Worcester Public Schools and worked 18 years in both the administration office and Forest Grove Junior High School, retiring in 1983. She was an international dance instructor and danced professionally with Fred Allen, Clifton Web and Libby Holm. She also danced and toured with the Boston Ballet Company and the Broadway production of, “Three’s a Crowd”. She won several beauty contests including, Miss Massachusetts and Miss New England. She was an avid Red Sox fan.
The funeral for Mrs. Rose will be held on Wednesday, November 24, from the Miles Funeral Home, 1158 Main Street (Rte. 122A), Holden with a Mass at 9 a.m. in St. George’s Church, 38 Brattle Street, Worcester. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s Cemetery, 990 LaGrange Street, West Roxbury. Calling hours are 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, November 23, in the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Jimmy Fund, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 10 Brookline Place–West, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02445.
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