The first child of Frank and Ilka Nyers Rozsa, Stephen Rozsa/Ross Rose was born in August 1903 in Seliste, Belovár-Körös Megye, Hungary, now in Yugoslavia. Stephen never went by the ROSS name as it was not used by the family until after 1910. Instead, he used ROSE as his surname, this being the English translation of ROZSA.
While living in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, at the age of 16, Stephen tried to join the U.S. Navy but was turned away due to his age. The folowing year, in 1920, with the help of his caretaker, a bit of an untruth was told regarding his age and he was finally allowed to enlist into the service.
In December 1921, while serving on the USS Prometheus , Stephen became very ill and was transferred to the Naval Dispensary on Guantanamo, Cuba where he was diagnosed as suffering from Cerebral Spinal Meningitis. On January 16, 1922, his sister, Katherine, received a telegram advising her of her brother, Stephen ROSE'S death on January 15, 1922. His remains were not retuned to the United States until sometime in February. On March 1, 1922, he was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
Note--
In April of this year, 2010, Katherine Rose Kutil's grandaughter and Stephen's grandniece, Susan Hoida Heil and her husband, Steve, visited Arlington National Cemetery. Eighty-eight years after his passsing, Susan is the first family member known to visit the grave of Stephen.
The first child of Frank and Ilka Nyers Rozsa, Stephen Rozsa/Ross Rose was born in August 1903 in Seliste, Belovár-Körös Megye, Hungary, now in Yugoslavia. Stephen never went by the ROSS name as it was not used by the family until after 1910. Instead, he used ROSE as his surname, this being the English translation of ROZSA.
While living in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, at the age of 16, Stephen tried to join the U.S. Navy but was turned away due to his age. The folowing year, in 1920, with the help of his caretaker, a bit of an untruth was told regarding his age and he was finally allowed to enlist into the service.
In December 1921, while serving on the USS Prometheus , Stephen became very ill and was transferred to the Naval Dispensary on Guantanamo, Cuba where he was diagnosed as suffering from Cerebral Spinal Meningitis. On January 16, 1922, his sister, Katherine, received a telegram advising her of her brother, Stephen ROSE'S death on January 15, 1922. His remains were not retuned to the United States until sometime in February. On March 1, 1922, he was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
Note--
In April of this year, 2010, Katherine Rose Kutil's grandaughter and Stephen's grandniece, Susan Hoida Heil and her husband, Steve, visited Arlington National Cemetery. Eighty-eight years after his passsing, Susan is the first family member known to visit the grave of Stephen.
Gravesite Details
FIREMAN 2/C US NAVY
Family Members
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Pierre Ross Lukich
1910–1997
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Margaret Annie Ross Larsen
1912–2000
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Elizabeth Mary "Lizzie" Ross
1914–1984
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Frank Stephen Ross
1916–1965
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Julius Louis Ross
1918–1995
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Andrew Stephen Ross
1919–1957
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Irene Alga "Tootie" Ross Stokke
1923–2015
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Albert William Ross
1925–1925
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Helen Magdalene Ross Jannke
1926–2007
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Lillian Willhelmina Ross Amans
1931–2014
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Florence Mae Ross Kosmopoulos
1932–2007
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