On Wednesday, November 25th, I lost my last remaining grandparent...my wonderful Grandma Rosie. Braden and I have been living in her basement for the past 4 months. She went in for open-heart surgery and we really thought she was going to make it. Her recovery was hard and she never left the ICU. One day she just took a turn for the worse and my dad and uncle had to make the decision to take her off life support. It only took her 5 minutes to go after that. Yesterday was her funeral and it was a lovely tribute to her life.
For those of you who know my grandma, you know she was a wonderful, happy woman. For those of you who don't, let me enlighten you. My grandma was 89 years old and stood at 4'9" tall. She was a cute little Italian lady. She made wonderful meatballs and pasta. I grew up a block away from her my whole life and she was in my home ward. We were all very close to her. She was the most generous woman I know. She played with me and spoiled me and always kissed both cheeks before you could leave her house. She had several cookie jars on her counter - always full. She had a contagious laugh. She had her quirks, too.
Goodbye grandma...I love you!
Rose Marie Colton 1920 ~ 2009 West Valley City, Ut -Our beloved mother and grandmother, Rose Marie Colton, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on November 25, 2009, at age 89. Rosie was born August 21, 1920 to Francesco and Theresa (Aquila) Mangone in Castlegate, Utah. She met and married her sweetheart, David S. Colton on April 26, 1941 in Helper, Utah. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. Rosie and David founded and operated Colton Inc. (David's Drapery). Rosie was a faithful member of the LDS church, serving in many callings in all organizations. She and David served LDS missions in the Italy Rome and Washington DC Missions. David passed away on April 15, 1992. Rosie's greatest joy was cooking meatballs and pasta for her family. She was very proud of her Italian heritage. Rosie is survived by her sons, David W. (Maralyn), and W. Bryan (Teddy); 13 grandchildren and 43 great grandchildren; and a brother, Bennett Mangone. Preceded in death by her husband, a daughter, Janet Tresa, her parents and two siblings, Lea Haslam and Gabe Mangone. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at 12:00 noon at Hunter East LDS Stake Center, 5000 W. Pavant (3750 South). A visitation will be held Monday evening from 6-8 at the Stake Center and Tuesday morning from 10:30-11:30 at the Stake Center prior to services. Interment - Valley View Cemetery.
