Submitted by: Mary Jo Koran

SBT 5/12/2000

Rose Jones

December 17, 1919 – May 11, 2000

Rose Jones, 80, formerly of 36^th Street, South Bend, died at 6:45am on Thursday, May 11, in the Healthwin Specialized Care Facility.

She was born on December 17, 1919, in South Bend, and was a lifelong area resident.  Rose retired form the South Bend Police Department after 19 years of service as a meter maid.  Rose always was proud of the friends she had made during those years, and was a staunch law enforcement supporter.

Rose Jones leaves to cherish a daughter, Beverly A. (Ben) Wachowiak of South Bend; a grandson, Morris B. Wachowiak of South Bend; four sisters, Evelyn Vannoni, Irene Witham and Gertrude (Omer) Boembeke of Mishawaka, and Rita Smith of South Bend; and two brothers, Richard (Evelyn) Ruszkowski and Donald (Judith) Ruszkowski of South Bend; and by a host of nieces, nephews and cousins.

Rose was preceded in death by her parents, Ignatius and Frances Ruszkowski; three sister, Adeline Kosiatek, Mary Jane Batalis and Barbara Ham; and two brothers, Harry and Joseph Ruszkowski.