Rose Barton was born in the small village of Trosky in Pipestone County, Minnesota on September 15, 1914, the daughter of Ray and Nancy Cheney Barton. Ray and Nancy had moved to Trosky just before Rose’s birth. Rose was the oldest daughter in the family, and had one older brother. In 1925, the family moved to St. Paul, Minnesota. During the Great Depression, when jobs were scarce, Rose moved to West Concord in Dodge County, to find work as a domestic. There she met and was courted by Howard Kyllo, whose family lived near Kenyon in Goodhue County. On October 26, 1935, they were married in Wanamingo in Goodhue County by a pastor in the parsonage. Their honeymoon was a four day road trip to northern Minnesota.
They moved to Coates in Dakota County for a time, where Howard worked on a dairy farm until they moved to St.Paul in Ramsey County, where they lived in a duplex on Maryland Avenue. Howard worked factory jobs, including defense employment at Minneapolis Moline, which made him exempt from the military. After the war, he became a carpenter, building homes for returning GIs. Rose was a homemaker and caterer as well as being involved in the church, Girl Scouts, 4H, Burnsville School Board, Friends of Israel and others. Her hobby was painting. In 1940 they moved to Richfield in Hennepin County where Howard built a home in which they lived during it's construction. He bought materials from his paychecks and worked on the home on weekends. When it was finished, the home was debt free. In 1950 they bought 14 acres in Eagan in Dakota County. There Howard built a larger home where they raised their three children. Howard died in 1975.
Rose continued to live in the house in Eagan for several years. In the 80s, the land was divided and lots were sold for some new homes to be built. The original house was updated and sold too. Rose moved to an apartment in Bandana Square in St. Paul. After a couple of years, she moved to Golden Valley in Hennepin County, where she bought a lifetime share in Covenant Village, a senior community. She continued to enjoy painting, and studied at Atelier Lack in Minneapolis to become an accomplished portraitist. At first, she had her own one bedroom apartment with kitchen. As she aged, she moved to a smaller unit without much of a kitchen. By this time, she was in her 90s, but still able to do almost anything she wanted to do. She continued to paint, was a volunteer at the nursing home part of Covenant Village, helping people who were a lot younger than her, and teaching ESL at a church in downtown Minneapolis.
As she neared 100, she lost most of her sight and hearing, and was moved to the nursing home area. Many of her descendants gathered at Covenant Village when she turned 100, and Rose thoroughly enjoyed the party. But she continued to get weaker, and after she turned 102, she died on April 4, 2017. On June 5, 2017, with three generations of her descendants in attendance, her ashes were buried beside her husband at Oak Hill Cemetery in Minneapolis.
They moved to Coates in Dakota County for a time, where Howard worked on a dairy farm until they moved to St.Paul in Ramsey County, where they lived in a duplex on Maryland Avenue. Howard worked factory jobs, including defense employment at Minneapolis Moline, which made him exempt from the military. After the war, he became a carpenter, building homes for returning GIs. Rose was a homemaker and caterer as well as being involved in the church, Girl Scouts, 4H, Burnsville School Board, Friends of Israel and others. Her hobby was painting. In 1940 they moved to Richfield in Hennepin County where Howard built a home in which they lived during it's construction. He bought materials from his paychecks and worked on the home on weekends. When it was finished, the home was debt free. In 1950 they bought 14 acres in Eagan in Dakota County. There Howard built a larger home where they raised their three children. Howard died in 1975.
Rose continued to live in the house in Eagan for several years. In the 80s, the land was divided and lots were sold for some new homes to be built. The original house was updated and sold too. Rose moved to an apartment in Bandana Square in St. Paul. After a couple of years, she moved to Golden Valley in Hennepin County, where she bought a lifetime share in Covenant Village, a senior community. She continued to enjoy painting, and studied at Atelier Lack in Minneapolis to become an accomplished portraitist. At first, she had her own one bedroom apartment with kitchen. As she aged, she moved to a smaller unit without much of a kitchen. By this time, she was in her 90s, but still able to do almost anything she wanted to do. She continued to paint, was a volunteer at the nursing home part of Covenant Village, helping people who were a lot younger than her, and teaching ESL at a church in downtown Minneapolis.
As she neared 100, she lost most of her sight and hearing, and was moved to the nursing home area. Many of her descendants gathered at Covenant Village when she turned 100, and Rose thoroughly enjoyed the party. But she continued to get weaker, and after she turned 102, she died on April 4, 2017. On June 5, 2017, with three generations of her descendants in attendance, her ashes were buried beside her husband at Oak Hill Cemetery in Minneapolis.
Rose Barton was born in the small village of Trosky in Pipestone County, Minnesota on September 15, 1914, the daughter of Ray and Nancy Cheney Barton. Ray and Nancy had moved to Trosky just before Rose’s birth. Rose was the oldest daughter in the family, and had one older brother. In 1925, the family moved to St. Paul, Minnesota. During the Great Depression, when jobs were scarce, Rose moved to West Concord in Dodge County, to find work as a domestic. There she met and was courted by Howard Kyllo, whose family lived near Kenyon in Goodhue County. On October 26, 1935, they were married in Wanamingo in Goodhue County by a pastor in the parsonage. Their honeymoon was a four day road trip to northern Minnesota.
They moved to Coates in Dakota County for a time, where Howard worked on a dairy farm until they moved to St.Paul in Ramsey County, where they lived in a duplex on Maryland Avenue. Howard worked factory jobs, including defense employment at Minneapolis Moline, which made him exempt from the military. After the war, he became a carpenter, building homes for returning GIs. Rose was a homemaker and caterer as well as being involved in the church, Girl Scouts, 4H, Burnsville School Board, Friends of Israel and others. Her hobby was painting. In 1940 they moved to Richfield in Hennepin County where Howard built a home in which they lived during it's construction. He bought materials from his paychecks and worked on the home on weekends. When it was finished, the home was debt free. In 1950 they bought 14 acres in Eagan in Dakota County. There Howard built a larger home where they raised their three children. Howard died in 1975.
Rose continued to live in the house in Eagan for several years. In the 80s, the land was divided and lots were sold for some new homes to be built. The original house was updated and sold too. Rose moved to an apartment in Bandana Square in St. Paul. After a couple of years, she moved to Golden Valley in Hennepin County, where she bought a lifetime share in Covenant Village, a senior community. She continued to enjoy painting, and studied at Atelier Lack in Minneapolis to become an accomplished portraitist. At first, she had her own one bedroom apartment with kitchen. As she aged, she moved to a smaller unit without much of a kitchen. By this time, she was in her 90s, but still able to do almost anything she wanted to do. She continued to paint, was a volunteer at the nursing home part of Covenant Village, helping people who were a lot younger than her, and teaching ESL at a church in downtown Minneapolis.
As she neared 100, she lost most of her sight and hearing, and was moved to the nursing home area. Many of her descendants gathered at Covenant Village when she turned 100, and Rose thoroughly enjoyed the party. But she continued to get weaker, and after she turned 102, she died on April 4, 2017. On June 5, 2017, with three generations of her descendants in attendance, her ashes were buried beside her husband at Oak Hill Cemetery in Minneapolis.
They moved to Coates in Dakota County for a time, where Howard worked on a dairy farm until they moved to St.Paul in Ramsey County, where they lived in a duplex on Maryland Avenue. Howard worked factory jobs, including defense employment at Minneapolis Moline, which made him exempt from the military. After the war, he became a carpenter, building homes for returning GIs. Rose was a homemaker and caterer as well as being involved in the church, Girl Scouts, 4H, Burnsville School Board, Friends of Israel and others. Her hobby was painting. In 1940 they moved to Richfield in Hennepin County where Howard built a home in which they lived during it's construction. He bought materials from his paychecks and worked on the home on weekends. When it was finished, the home was debt free. In 1950 they bought 14 acres in Eagan in Dakota County. There Howard built a larger home where they raised their three children. Howard died in 1975.
Rose continued to live in the house in Eagan for several years. In the 80s, the land was divided and lots were sold for some new homes to be built. The original house was updated and sold too. Rose moved to an apartment in Bandana Square in St. Paul. After a couple of years, she moved to Golden Valley in Hennepin County, where she bought a lifetime share in Covenant Village, a senior community. She continued to enjoy painting, and studied at Atelier Lack in Minneapolis to become an accomplished portraitist. At first, she had her own one bedroom apartment with kitchen. As she aged, she moved to a smaller unit without much of a kitchen. By this time, she was in her 90s, but still able to do almost anything she wanted to do. She continued to paint, was a volunteer at the nursing home part of Covenant Village, helping people who were a lot younger than her, and teaching ESL at a church in downtown Minneapolis.
As she neared 100, she lost most of her sight and hearing, and was moved to the nursing home area. Many of her descendants gathered at Covenant Village when she turned 100, and Rose thoroughly enjoyed the party. But she continued to get weaker, and after she turned 102, she died on April 4, 2017. On June 5, 2017, with three generations of her descendants in attendance, her ashes were buried beside her husband at Oak Hill Cemetery in Minneapolis.
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