Rose Marie Vandergrift of Leesburg, FL passed away at Leesburg Regional Medical Center on February 6, 2020 at the age of 83. Rose was born in Carbondale, PA on February 10, 1936 to the late John and Mary (Hruby) Gamble. She was married to her husband Stanley for 60 years and they made Florida their home 20 years ago after relocating from Atlanta, GA. Rose was a parishioner of St. Raphael of Brooklyn Orthodox Church in Inverness, FL. In her spare time she greatly enjoyed reading and spending time with family.
In addition to her loving husband Stanley, those left to mourn Rose’s passing include: her daughter, Deborah Vandergrift, her granddaughter, Serena Vandergrift, and her son-in-law, Craig Louie Baxter of Northfield, IL; and her sister, Patricia Higgins of Oxford, FL.
A Funeral Service for Rose is scheduled for Monday, February 10, 2020 at St. Raphael of Brooklyn Orthodox Church in Inverness, FL at 11:00 AM and will be conducted by Father Sergious Gerken. Friends are invited to join the family in visitation and repose at the church beginning at 10:00 AM until the hour of service. Rose Marie’s wishes were that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to Breast Cancer Research Foundation (bcrf.org), or to another organization supporting breast cancer research. Arrangements by the Chas E. Davis Funeral Home with Crematory, Inverness, FL.
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