Funeral services for Rose E. Stevenson of Lime Springs, IA will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 8, 2009 at the United Methodist Church in Lime Springs.
    Friends may call at the Lindstrom Funeral Home in Cresco from 4-7 p.m. today, Wednesday, January 7, and also one hour prior to services at the church on Thursday.
    Lindstrom Funeral Home in Cresco, IA is handling the arrangements.
    Rose, 81, died Sunday, January 4, 2009 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN.
    Rosemarie Emma Drewelow was born April 23, 1927 and graduated from New Hampton High School.
    She married Russell Stevenson on January 5, 1948 and they worked in Algonquin, IL in a factory and began farming in 1951 in the Lime Springs area.
    Rose was a very active member of the United Methodist Church, vice president of the U.M.W., a member of the Morning Star's Circle, and the Chat & Do Club, in which she held various offices.
    She enjoyed gardening, writing letters, crocheting, sewing, handcrafts, volunteering, and spending time with her family. Her greatest joy in life was giving to others and she was constantly baking and delivering her goodies to friends and relatives throughout the community.
    She is survived by a daughter: Michala (Harold) Sinning of Pine Island, MN; a son: Russell (Karen) Stevenson, Jr. of Lime Springs; five grandchildren: Robert and Christopher Sinning, Tressa Walton, and Jackie and Rodney Stevenson; and seven great-grandchildren: Paul Ringstrom, Aleasha Kreinbring, Colton, Austin, and Brooke Sinning, and Samantha and Sydney Walton; sisters: Isabell Brookins of New Hampton, and Ruth Weeks of Texas; and a brother: Francis Drewelow of New Hampton.
    Rose was preceded in death by her husband, Russell in 2001; a granddaughter: Laura; a great-grandson: Blake; her parents; four sisters; and three brothers.