Rose Marie Stevens

Rose Marie (Maas) Stevens was born in 1933 to Otto & Mabel (Stamp) Maas in Marietta. MN. This is a small town about 180 miles west of the Twin Cities, and one mile from the South Dakota border. She was the 4th of 5 children; Betty, Mary (died at birth), James, Rose, and Otto (Marion). She attended Marietta Public Schools and graduated from hgh school in 1951. During high school, she was active in many activities, including cheerleading, class plays, chorus, and GAA. She was also Class Reporter and Class Officer. In the fall of 1951, she started school at Madison Normal Teachers Training. In September 1952, she began teaching at a rural country school near Madison, MN. She taught a total of 18 students over 8 grades. On May 2, 1953, she married Daryl Stevens, her high school sweetheart. He came home on leave from the Army and they were married at St. James Catholic Church in Nassau, MN. After school ended in June, she joined hin at Ft. Devens, MA. In April 1954, they were transferred to Ft. Bragg, NC, where they lived until August 1955. They decided that Daryl would go to college after his discharge, so Rose returned home to teach school again in the fall. Daryl was discharged from the army in February 1956. In September 1956, they moved to an apartment in Minneapolis. Rose started working at Northwestern National Life Insurance Company while Daryl started school at the University of Minnesota. In February 1958 their 1st son, Michael, was born. In April 1959, they moved to a duplex with a back yard in Spring Lake Park, MN. In March 1960 their 2nd son, Marc, was born. In April 1964, they transferred to Davenport, IA. Their 3rd son, Scott was born there, in April 1965, In May 1965, Daryl took a job with Univac (later Unisys) in the Twin Cities, and they moved to Columbia Heights. In November 1968, they moved to a house that they built in New Brighton, at 566 Fairfield Drive. As the boys were growing up, the family took many summer trips. They went to Oregon, Colorado, St. Louis, the Ozarks, Yellowstone, the Black Hills, and camping in Upper Michigan. The highlight of those trips was a trip to Washington, DC in 1973, where they attended one of the Watergate hearings in person. Rose & Daryl retired in 1994 and continued to travel. 1998 was a full year. They spent a week at Disney World with the whole family in March and then purchased a park model trailer in Mesa, AZ. They would spend 16 winters (January-March) there, before selling it. And then they sold their house on Fairfield Drive and bought a townhome at 911 White Oak Court in New Brighton. After retirement, they continued to travel, taking trips to North Carolina, Nashville (Grand Old Opry), and Boston/New England. In 2008 they went to Europe (Ireland, Paris, and Normandy Beach) with Mike and his family. In 2013 they celebrated their 60th anniversary with a cruise to Alaska. In 2015 & 2018, they went to Hawaii for the weddings of 2 of their grandchildren. In 2019 they went to Oregon to visit Daryl's brother Clifford. Rose loved to work with children. She spent 9 years as a Teacher's Aide at Bel Air Elementary School in New Brighton. She was always buying clothes for her sons and their families. They were her life and she loved them dearly. Rose passed away October 3rd, 2022, She is preceded in death by her parents, and siblings; Betty (Pat) Hollis, Mary, James (Genny) and Otto (Marion). She is survived by her husband of 69 Years, Daryl; sons Mike (Holly), Marc, & Scott(Laura); grandchildren Sam (Jake) Hilden, Morgan, Zach, & Aaron (Mariah); step-grandchildren Sarah & Jason Miner, and great-grandchildren. Mass of Christian Burial to be held Wednesday, Oct 12, 11 AM , with a visitation one hour before at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church,835 2nd Av NW, New Brighton. Interment church cemetery. Memorials preferred to St. John's School.

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Rose Marie Stevens

June 8, 1933 - October 3, 2022

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Rose Marie Stevens

June 8, 1933 - October 3, 2022

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