Rose Ellen (Allen) Haskett was born the first of three children to Henry and Mary (McFarlane) Allen on December 4, 1921 Harlan, County, Nebraska in her parent’s home and departed this life on September 1, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Colonial Villa in Alma, Nebraska at the age of 97 years 8 months and 28 days.
Rose attended grade school at Salem Dist. #99, Englewood and Glenwood Dist. #50. She graduated from Phillipsburg High School in 1940. Rose taught at the Griffin School for one year prior to her marriage to Cecil Earl Haskett on May 8, 1941 and one year following their marriage. Cecil and Rose made their home together in Sumner Township, rural Phillips County. To this union were born nine wonderful children of whom the couple was very proud. Four of their children were veterans with two serving in foreign wars. She also had one granddaughter and one great-grandson in military service. In 1963, Cecil and Rose bought the 320 acres adjoining their homestead and moved to their present home in 1964. Rose lived on the homestead until 2009 when she moved in with her youngest son and his wife, Nick and Paula Haskett.
Rose loved living on the farm and always raised a big garden. She also had a beautiful flower garden every year. Rose enjoyed sewing and especially quilting. She made most of the school clothes for her children and more quilts than she could count. Rose was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of Naponee, NE. After all her children were grown, Rose made quilts for grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and many, many others. Everyone who received a quilt from Grandma Rose loved and cherished it. Rose is famous for her homemade chicken and noodles that she always took to any potluck dinner and for her homemade bread. It is said that she made the “best homemade bread in the world”.
Rose had many pets during her lifetime. She loved having a dog or cat to take care of.
She loved writing letters and never missed sending cards for birthdays and Christmas. Rose never met a stranger and she became Grandma Rose to almost everyone.
Rose was a member of the Pleasant Green Assembly of God Church and was baptized on September 20, 1987 at the Harlan County Lake in Republican City, NE.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Cecil; one son, Michael Dean; one daughter, Susan Jane Keim; one grandson, Shane Allen Keim; her parents, Henry and Mary Allen; her brother, Milton Allen and her sister, Mary Dierking.
Rose leaves to mourn her passing three sons: Gerald, Nick and wife Paula of Agra, KS and Pat and wife Ruthie of Jewell, KS; four daughters: Nancy Dix and husband Larry of rural Agra, KS, Judy Holloway and husband Kenny of Oklahoma City, OK, Janice Patterson and husband Mike and Sally Thomas and husband Dean of Phillipsburg, KS; 23 grandchildren, 20 great- grandchildren, and 2 great, great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Friday, Sept. 6 at 10:30 a.m. in the Olliff-Boeve Memorial Chapel, Phillipsburg, with Pastor J.D. Washington officiating. Burial will follow in the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
Memorials have been established to the Royal Rangers Missionettes or the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5:00 to 9:00 Wed. & 9:00 to 9:00 Thursday at the Olliff-Boeve Memorial Chapel with the family receiving friends from 7:00 to 8:00 Thursday evening.