Rose Marie Miller, 96, of Maquoketa, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, at home.

Rose Marie Despeghel was born on March 18, 1927, in Maquoketa, Iowa, to Camiel and Elodia (Ghynebeire) Despeghel.  She was a graduate with the class of 1945 from Maquoketa High School.  She married Frank “Bud” Miller Jr. on January 19, 1947 at Sacred Heart Church in Maquoketa.  He preceded her in death on August 16, 1995.

Rose Marie started her first job at the age of 15 at the Pastime Theater in Maquoketa as a page and sold war bonds. She also worked at J. C. Penney and Sears catalog stores, helped Barb Tebbe with in home daycare, and assisted with elections for 50 plus years. She retired from farming in 1971.

Rose was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Maquoketa and the St. Raphael #1156 Catholic Daughter’s of America’s for 75 years.  She also was a member of the Country Community Guild, Jackson County Cowbells, and the Jackson County Hospital Auxiliary.  She was an avid fan of the Iowa Hawkeyes and Chicago Cubs.  She enjoyed playing cards, working puzzles, watching TV, visiting, and her neighbors.

She is survived by her children, Cindy Poll of Maquoketa and David (Pat) Miller of Fishers, IN; six grandchildren, Lindsay (Mike) Metcalf of Pleasantville, IA, Josh (Stacie) Poll of Maquoketa, IA, Andrea Glasscock of Bondurant, IA, Heather Miller of Fishers, IN, Amber (Christian) Saxhaug of Noblesville, IN, and Diana (Daniel) Taylor of Carmel, IN; and 11 great-grandchildren.  She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother Lawrence, and a son-in-law Vern Poll.

A funeral mass celebrating her life will be held at 11:30 A.M., Monday, March 11, 2024, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Maquoketa.  Visitation will be held prior to the funeral from 9:30 A.M. until 11:15 A.M. at the church.  Burial will be at Buckhorn Cemetery, rural Maquoketa, IA.  The Carson Celebration of Life Center in Maquoketa is caring for the family and in charge of the arrangements.

In lieu of other expressions of sympathy, a Rose Marie Miller memorial fund has been established.

Online condolences may be left at www.CarsonAndSon.com.