Irene Rose

Irene Rose, age 101, of Toledo, Ohio went home to be with the Lord on Saturday July 31, 2021 at the Otterbein Perrysburg Senior Life Neighborhood. She was born on June 11, 1920 in Huddy, Kentucky to Alex and Lydia (Kovach) Vargo. Irene was an integral part of the Second Baptist Church in Defiance, where she was a charter member and very instrumental in the growth of the church. She is currently a member of the First Baptist Church in Perrysburg. Irene is survived by her son, Thomas (Beth) Rose; grandchildren, Daniel Rose and Sarah (Thomas Kiernan) Brasher; great grandchildren, David (Caitlyn) Wilson, Callista Wilson and Zoe Brasher; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Glen Rose, brothers, Alex, Joe and Steve, sisters, Elizabeth, Alma, Lillian, Margaret and Julia. Visitation will be held from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm on Thursday, August 5, 2021 at the Witzler-Shank Walker Funeral Home, 222 E. South Boundary, Perrysburg, Ohio. Funeral services will follow at 2:00 pm in the funeral home. Interment will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, August 6, 2021 at Riverview Cemetery, 29231 County Road 424, Defiance, Ohio 43512.