Rose
Needham, 70
Thief
River Falls - Rose Needham, 70, died on
Tuesday, July 16, 2002 at Innovis Hospital in
Fargo, N.D.
Mass
of Christian burial was 
held
on Friday, July 19 at 10 a.m. at St. Bernard's
Catholic Church with Father Tim McGee officiating.
Kristi LaSalle was the organist and Shelly Burkel
was the vocalist. Honorary casketbearers were
Rose's grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Interment was at St. Bernard's Cemetery.
Rose
Marie Reese was born January 13, 1932 in Badger to
William and Mary (Foster) Reese. She grew up and
attended school in Thief River Falls, receiving her
GED in 1965.
Rose
married Edward Needham on April, 15, 1950 at St.
Bernard's Catholic Church in Thief River Falls.
They made their home in Beltrami County on the west
end of the Red Lake Indian Reservation where they
operated an American Indian arts and crafts shop on
their farm. Rose then worked for two-and-a-half
years at the Heritage Community Center in Thief
River Falls and spent her remaining six months
working in the gift shop at Seven Clans
Casino.
Rose
enjoyed sewing, gardening, collecting angels,
antiques, crafts and baking and cooking. She also
made American Indian and wildlife ceramics and
crafts. She was an avid volunteer with her church,
hospice and a variety of community organizations.
Survivors
include daughters, Debra Needham, Fargo, N.D. and
Cynthia Cervin (Shawn Peden), Spokane, Wash.; a
son, Michael (Sue), Devils Lake, N.D.; six
grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and six
brothers, Jim, Bernard, Ronnie, Ambrose, Charles
and Matthew Reese.
She
was preceded in death by her husband, Edward, and
her parents.
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