Rose Ann Weible was born on April 26, 1927, to Phillip Ehli and Katherine (Segmiller) Ehli, in Mohall, N.D. Her mother passed away while Rose was an infant and she was adopted by her uncle and aunt Joseph Ehli and Agnes (Dworshak) Ehli of Bismarck, N.D.

Rose grew up and attended schools in Bismarck. She had the blessing of growing up with her adoptive siblings and then developed close relationships with her biological siblings in her adult years.

In January 1946, Rose met Herb Weible and they married in Washburn, N.D. while Herb was home on leave from the U.S. Army. The couple lived in Bismarck for three years, then moved to a farm near Turtle Lake.

For the next 10 years, Herb and Rose worked the farm and their family grew with the birth of four children.

In 1960, Rose, Herb, and children, Tom, Sandie, Bob and Dennis left North Dakota and moved to Oak Harbor. While Herb fixed cars and drove concrete trucks, Rose ran the house making certain all was in order and delighting everyone with her crafts and her culinary creations.

After retirement, Herb and Rose enjoyed traveling the country and spending winters in Arizona.

In her final years, Rose was overcome by dementia, but we always believed that she knew and felt the love we all had for her. She has a special and permanent place in our hearts.

Rose is survived and remembered by her husband of more than 70 years, Herb Weible; three children, Sandie (Jack) Bittner of Bellingham, Tom (Clare) Weible of Oak Harbor and Bob (Kris) Weible of Snohomish. Also surviving are her grandchildren, Dawn (Carl) Weinberger, Shawn (Emily) Weible, Elizabeth (Ryan) Guiggy, Julie Weible, Andrew (Christine) Weible, Nicole Weible, Lyssa Weible, and seven great-grandchildren.

Rose was preceded in death by her son, Dennis Weible, of Oak Harbor; by her biological and adoptive parents; and all of her siblings except her brother Joe Ehli, currently residing in Fulton, N.Y.

A funeral service for Rose will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 19, at Wallin Funeral Home in Oak Harbor. Graveside services will take place at Maple Leaf Cemetery with a reception to follow at the funeral home.

The family suggests memorials to the Alzheimer’s Association, Western and Central Washington Chapter, W. Harrison St. North Tower, Seattle, WA 98109 or online at www.alz.org.

Arrangements are entrusted to Wallin Funeral Home, Oak Harbor, WA.

To share condolences and memories please visit Rose’s Book of Memories page online at www.wallinfuneralhome.com