Carl Rose

Carl Wendle Rose was born in Okanogan, Wash., Nov. 8, 1933, to Harold A Rose and Thelma Inez Gard Rose. He was the middle of five children. William Payne and Ellen Payne Rose were his half siblings by his mother Inez.

Carl worked alongside his father as a youngster in the northeastern Washington wheat fields, a sawmill and logging operation owned by his father.

He attended public and private schools. He graduated from Laurelwood Academy in Gaston, Ore., in 1952.

On Aug. 20, 1953, he married Virginia Mae Hegstad of Portland, Oreg. They met at Gladstone Campmeeting where her parents had also met and their daughter met her husband, Bob.

Carl worked at Harris Pine Mill in Pendleton, Ore., at night while attending Walla Walla College in College Place, Wash., during the day. He studied theology and elementary education.

While working in the woods with his father, he was approached by two men who asked if he'd teach Gordon School in the mountains out of Livingston, Mont. He was hired on the spot and told that if he made it through the school year he'd receive a $100 bonus. He got the bonus. Later he learned the school had gone through three teachers the year before.

Their daughter, Sherrill, was born that winter in Livingston. After the school year they moved to Elna, Wash. While there, they adopted a 4-day old baby boy and named him Howard. Sherrill became an RN and Howard works as a project manager for a site-development company.

That's also where Carl bought a dump truck for Virginia for her birthday. We may never know if she actually drove it.

Carl then taught school in Salt Lake City before moving to Monument Valley, Utah, to a mission for the Navajo. He and Virginia taught grades 1-8. Carl also became a flight instructor, EMT instructor, a HAM radio operator, and taught fire and ambulance work to volunteers. He was also part of San Juan County Sheriff's Search & Rescue, which involved many of those skills. He was a jack of all trades with a dry sense of humor.

He went to summer school at Pacific Union College in Angwin, Calif., and graduated with his bachelors degree in elementary eduation.

They moved to Holbrook, Ariz., where he became the principal of an Indian boarding school. They also taught school in Casper, Wyo.

He was ordained as a pastor while at Holbrook. He and Virginia pastored in churches in Arizona and Oregon, including Silverton SDA church, where his memorial will be held May 11, 2019, at 2 p.m. He died March 28, 2019. Restlawn provided his after-death care. Carl was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia, June 23, 2018. "She left a big hole in my life," he said through tears.

After they retired, Carl and Virginia moved to Colville, Wash., and found their little piece of paradise with lots of birds and animals. They were always eager to help wherever needed, especially neighbors and fellow church folk.

In 2016, they moved to Mt. Angel, Ore., to be near their daughter.

He's survived by daughter Sherrill Rose Hawley (Bob), son Howard (Mary Badovinac), sister Myrtle Age, grandchildren: Kyle (Melissa), Andrea Herod (Jason), Brittany, Laura and Kassie; and great-grandchildren: Madelyn, Ella, Aria and Barrett.

If you didn't get to know him, I'm truly sorry. We lost another wonderful man of integrity.