Obituary of Rose L. Hale

Rose L. Hale, 88, formerly of 129 School Ave WE and the Frewsburg Rest Home, died at 5:25 p.m. Sunday (January 24, 2010) in the Heritage Park Rehab and Skilled Nursing Facility. She was born December 21, 1921 in Jamestown, the daughter of Fred and Rose Woods Gass. Rose was a 1939 graduate of Jamestown High School and a 1942 graduate of Mercy Hospital School of Nursing. Prior to retirement, she worked as a Registered Nurse at the former Jamestown General Hospital, and earlier at Mercy Hospital in Buffalo. She was a communicant of Holy Apostles Parish, SS Peter and Paul Catholic Church, and was a member of the American Nursing Association. She is survived by her son, Robert D. (Gloria) Hale and her granddaughter, Crista Hale, both of Denver, CO. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert B. Hale whom she married September 16, 1948 and who died October 24, 2005; a son, John F. Hale who died January 8, 2009: and two brothers, Frederick and George Gass. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Friday January 29, 2010 in Holy Apostles Parish, SS Peter and Paul Catholic Church. The Rev. Jozef Dudzik will be celebrant. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery. Friends will be received from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday January 28, 2010 in the Lind Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Holy Apostles Parish SS Peter and Paul Church, 508 Cherry St, Jamestown, NY 14701; or to a charity of one's choice.