Obituary of Rose Mills

A memorial folder from the funeral service may be printed under the "Memories" tab, then choose "Memorial Program". MILLS - The family of Rose Mills is sad to announce her death on March 29, 2010 in Yorkton, Saskatchewan. Rose will be greatly missed by her children, Grant, Ron (Cathy) of Saskatoon, Jerry of Moose Jaw and Lorna of Toronto. She was very proud of her grandchildren and will be remembered by Janice, Taylor, and Lauren. Sharing in their sympathy are Rose's siblings, Stella of New Brunswick, Lucy (Bernie) of Winnipeg, Joe (Pat) of Ottawa, Mary (James) of New Brunswick, Leonard (Julie) of Saskatoon, Leona of Cold Lake, and Leo (Shirley) of Regina. Rose was pre-deceased by her husband Chester Mills in 1996 and brother Edmond. Born in Wishart, Saskatchewan, January 3, 1925, Rose was the first child of John and Sophie Borsa. She grew up on the family farm along with her eight brothers and sisters. After attending business school in Regina, she worked as secretary at Regina City Hall and the Wheat Pool. She married Chester Mills in 1949 and they moved to Saskatoon where she worked as advertising manager at the Western Producer Newspaper. After their first son was born, they moved to Yorkton, where they had three more children. Rose had a very active and ambitious working life. In Yorkton she worked as Welcome Wagon Hostess, secretary-treasurer for the Yorkton Catholic School Board and secretary for Saint Gerard's rectory. In the 70's, she became a real estate agent and broker in her first business, Happy Homes Realty, before forming her own realty company, Rose Mills Realty. Before she retired from real estate in the late 1980's, she was a Director of the Saskatchewan Real Estate Association and served on the Saskatchewan Rent Appeal Commission. Rose was a Cub Scout Leader, one of the initial organizers of Camp Monahan and was later honoured with a lifetime membership. She was strong in her Catholic faith and active in the church. Other activities included Beta Sigma Phi, the Catholic Women's league, Red Hats, and several bridge clubs. She loved travelling with friends and family and the adventures each trip brought. Rose was especially gifted at making and keeping life long friends. She enjoyed entertaining her own friends as well as the friends of her children. Her energy and generosity amazed everyone who knew her. She loved her three grandchildren who, in turn, appreciated her sense of humour and enthusiasm for all their accomplishments. Rose had a life well lived and valued the many kindnesses and gestures of her friends. Her joy and absolute love of life will be missed by all who knew her. The family is especially grateful to the Palliative Care Nurses at the Yorkton hospital who were so compassionate to Rose during her brief hospital stay. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Yorkton Palliative Care Unit are appreciated. The Funeral Mass was celebrated on Monday, April 5, 2010 from St. Gerard's Roman Catholic Church in Yorkton with Rev. Father Basil Chomos as Celebrant. The Lectors were Ron and Cathy Mills, and Grant Mills gave the intercessions. The organist, Sharon Guina led members of the Parish Choir and the congregation in the singing of the hymns 'Here I Am Lord', 'Psalm 23', 'Blest Are They', 'On Eagles Wings' and 'Songs of the Angels'. Members of the Catholic Women's League attended the service and formed an Honour Guard in memory of Rose. The urn bearer was Taylor Mills. The interment will take place in the Garden of Memories at a later date. Arrangements were entrusted to Bailey's Funeral Home. Service Information Monday, April 5th, 2010 2:00pm, St. Gerard's Roman Catholic Church Interment Details Yorkton Memorial Gardens