Tracy R. Rose, 34, of Eldora, went to be with his Lord and Savior in Heaven on Thursday, June 18, 2009.
Funeral services will be at 11:00 am on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at the
First
Baptist
Church
in Eldora with Pastor John Scheel officiating.
Visitation will be at the church on Wednesday morning, one hour prior to the services.
Creps-Abels Funeral Home in Eldora is in charge of the arrangements.
In lieu of the flowers a memorial fund has been established in
Tracy
’s name.
Tracy
was born December 7, 1974, in
Perry
,
Iowa
.
Son of Richard and La Rita Rose, he was raised on a farm in the Steamboat Rock – Eldora area and began his education in the Eldora and
Timothy
Christian
Schools
.
He graduated from
Wellsburg
High School
in 1995 then received a bachelor’s degree from
Iowa
Valley
College
in
Marshalltown
in 2000.
In 1990 he moved to Steamboat Rock and lived there until moving to Eldora in 2005.
He had been employed as a line supervisor for Quality Products in Eldora for the past ten years.
Tracy
accepted the Lord as his personal savior in June of 1981 and was baptized at the
First
Baptist
Church
in Eldora in 1982.
He was a faithful church attendee, attending many different churches throughout his life and served as a volunteer leading Bible studies at the
Iowa
State
Training School
for Boys in Eldora for seven years.
He also served on a mission trip to
Guatemala
while in high school.
Some of
Tracy
’s greatest joy came from God’s creation and he loved spending time in the outdoors hunting and fishing, and he also enjoyed playing chess.
Tracy is survived by his mother, La Rita; sister, Richelle Mitchell of Rolling Meadows, Illinois; brothers, Rick (Diane) Rose of Amarillo, Texas, Randy (Connie) Rose of League City, Texas, Rodney Rose of San Diego, California, Reynold (Kathy) Rose of Rayville, Missouri, and Troy (Becky) Rose of Marlboro, Maryland.
He was preceded in death by his father, Richard.
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