Our Family History

The Genealogy of the Ruzicka and Manchak Families

1921 - 2016 (94 years)

Name	Anna Henrietta STAROBA [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
Birth	10 Jul 1921	Pitín, South Moravia, Czech Republic [1, 2]
	Pitín, Uherské Hradiště, Zlínský kraj, Czech Republic
		Certificate of Birth STAROBA, Anna
Gender	Female
Also Known As	Anne STAROBA [1, 10, 11, 12, 13]
Immigration	6 Jun 1934	Québec, Quebec, Canada [3, 5]
		S.S. Montclare Ship Name: Montclare Years in service: 1922-1958 Funnels: 2 Masts: 2 Shipping Line: Canadian Pacific Ship Description: Built by John Brown & Co., Clydebank, Glasgow, Scotland. Tonnage: 16,314. Dimensions: 549' x 70' (577' o.l.). Twin-screw, 17 knots. Six steam turbines. Two masts and two funnels. History: Maiden voyage:…
		S.S. Montclare Ship Name: Montclare Years in service: 1922-1958 Funnels: 2 Masts: 2 Shipping Line: Canadian Pacific Ship Description: Built by John Brown & Co., Clydebank, Glasgow, Scotland. Tonnage: 16,314. Dimensions: 549' x 70' (577' o.l.). Twin-screw, 17 knots. Six steam turbines. Two masts and two funnels. History: Maiden voyage:…
		Passenger Manifest of The S.S. Montclare Passenger manifest of the S.S. Montclare, departed ville de Cherbourg en Normandie, France, on 30 May 1934 and arrived in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, on 6 Jun 1934. It documents the arrival of Emily Staroba and her 3 daughters - including my grandmother Anna - and notes Viking, Alberta, as their destination (to meet up with Henry).
		Immigration Identification Card S.S. Montclare STAROBA, Anna
		ROSE, Anne This note, in Anne's handwriting, was found on 03 Jan 2023 randomly tucked into Anne's possessions.
		ROSE, Anna Verification of Admission
Death	17 Feb 2016	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada [1, 2]
		ROSE, Anne Obituary
		ROSE, Anna Funeral Program
		ROSE, Anna Funeral Program
Burial	25 Feb 2016	St. Charles Cemetery/Warburg, Leduc, Alberta, Canada [1, 2]
Person ID	I36	Family Tree
Last Modified	3 Nov 2026

Father	Jindrich STAROBA, b. 17 Sep 1891, Pitín, South Moravia, Czech Republic d. 23 Oct 1980, Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada (Age 89 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Emilie PETRZELKA, b. 9 Aug 1894, Pitín, South Moravia, Czech Republic d. 20 Aug 1983 (Age 89 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	15 Jun 1920 [14]
		STAROBA-PETRZELKA Wedding STAROBA, Henry PETRZELKA, Emilie
Photos		STAROBA, Henry & Emily 50th Wedding Anniversary
Family ID	F29	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family John Joseph ROSE, b. 9 Sep 1915, Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada d. 6 Aug 1985, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (Age 69 years)

Marriage 10 Jul 1943 Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada [6, 10]

ROSE-STAROBA Wedding
ROSE, Jack
STAROBA, Anne

ROSE, John J.
Alberta, Canada, Marriages Index, 1898-1944

ROSE, John Joseph
STAROBA, Anna
Province of Alberta, Registration of Marriage

STAROBA, Anna
Alberta, Canada, Marriages Index, 1898-1944

Children

+	1. Patrick Henry ROSE
+	2. Stanley Joseph Anthony ROSE
	3. Margaret Mary ROSE
+	4. Josephine Anne ROSE
+	5. Michael John Christopher ROSE, b. 5 Dec 1952, St. Joseph's/Edmonton, Alberta, Canada d. 11 Dec 2024, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (Age 72 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	6. Marian Jean ROSE

Photos

ROSE, Anne
ROSE, Jack
Taken at their 40th wedding anniversary celebration in Warburg, AB.

Family Art

Untitled
Media: Wood
The photo is from Jack and Anne's 40th wedding anniversary celebration.

Family ID F21 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 3 Nov 2026

Event Map

	Birth - 10 Jul 1921 - Pitín, South Moravia, Czech Republic
	Immigration - 6 Jun 1934 - Québec, Quebec, Canada
	Marriage - 10 Jul 1943 - Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada
	Death - 17 Feb 2016 - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
	Burial - 25 Feb 2016 - St. Charles Cemetery/Warburg, Leduc, Alberta, Canada

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Photos » Slide Show		PETRZELKA, Anna STAROBA, Anna
		ROSE, Anne At Cloverleaf Manor in Warburg, AB
		ROSE Children with the Sisters
		ROSE, Anne LANG, Jeremy
		ROSE Family Clairmont, Alberta, Summer 1979
		ROSE Family Summer, 1983. This photo was taken during the celebration of Jack and Anne's 40th wedding anniversary in Warburg, Alberta.
		ROSE Grandchildren Fairview, Alberta
		ROSE-STAROBA Wedding ROSE, Bob STAROBA, Mary ROSE, Jack ROSE, Anne STAROBA, Denny PRATT, Johnny
		RUZICKA 40th Wedding Anniversary
		STAROBA / ROSE / RUZICKA Family STAROBA, Zdenka STAROBA, Mary ROSE, Anne ROSE, Pat (in arms) Sister Stephanie STAROBA, Emilie
		STAROBA Ladies Emily (seated) Anne (tallest, standing) Mary, Zdenka
		STAROBA, Anne
		KINDLEY, Zdenka ROSE, Anne
		ROSE, Anne ROSE, Judy MANCHAK, Doris
		STAROBA HOME Pitín, Uherské Hradiště, Zlínský kraj, Czech Republic

Documents » Slide Show		ROSE, Jack Obituary
		RUZICKA, Sister Stephanie Obituary
		RUZICKA, Sister Mary Grace Obituary
		ROSE, Anne Pontifical Association of the Holy Childhood, Page 1
		ROSE, Anne Pontifical Association of the Holy Childhood, Page 2
		ROSE, Anne Pontifical Association of the Holy Childhood, Page 3
		ROSE, Anne Pontifical Association of the Holy Childhood, Page 4
		Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980 Residence Date: 1972 Residence Place: Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada Electoral District: Wetaskiwin Occupation: Warburg Reference Number: M-6225
		STAROBA, Anna Public School Leaving Diploma
		STAROBA, Anna SCHOOL REPORT
		RUZICKA, Josephine Obituary

Family Art » Slide Show		Title? Media: Wood Girl in Field with Stream and Birds
		Title? Media: Canvas Stream Through the Fall Trees
		Title? Media: Canvas Squirrel and Raccoon on the Shore
		Title? Media: Wood Eagle Perched on Branch
		Title? Media: Canvas Owls, Mushrooms and Critters
		Title? Media: Wood I Love You
		Untitled Media: Rock Rabbit in Flowers

Albums

Art of Anne ROSE (83)
A collection of the art produced by Anne ROSE. It is my hope that we all want to share the great items that grandma produced and I'm starting the ball rolling by posting the items I have in my possession as well as some others I have been able to photograph.

Sources

[S773] Obituary of Anne ROSE, (Name: Edmonton Journal; Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Date: 22 Feb 2016;).
ROSE, Anne
July 10, 1921 – February 17, 2016
Our beloved mother, Anna Henrietta Rose of Warburg, Alberta passed away on February 17, 2016 at the age of 94 years.
She will be lovingly remembered by her children Pat (Louise), Stan (Geralyn), Margaret, Jo-Anne (Richard), Michael (Alison) and Marian as well as a baker's dozen of grandchildren and an ever-expanding herd of great-grandchildren.
She was predeceased by Jack Rose, her loving husband of 43 years, and her sister, Mary Lawson.
A funeral mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 25 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church at 200 Boundary Road, North of Highway 16A (Stony Plain Road) in Spruce Grove, Alberta.
Anne will be interred in the Warburg cemetery in the spring of 2016 and a ceremony and lunch will be held in Warburg at that time. Time and date to be announced.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in the name of Anne Rose to Bosco Homes, 6770 – 129th Avenue, Edmonton, AB T5C 1V7 or the Canadian Diabetes Association.
Our family wishes to send a special thank you to the staff at Touchmark at Wedgewood. Your caring support for our mother will always be remembered.
[S849] Funeral Program of Anna Henrietta ROSE, (Name: Connelly - McKinley Funeral Homes; Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Date: Abt. 25 Feb 2016;).
Anna Henrietta Rose
Born
July 10, 1921
Pitin, Czechoslovakia
Passed Away
February 17, 2016
Edmonton, Alberta
Our beloved mother, Anna Henrietta Rose of Warburg, Alberta passed away on February 17, 2016 at the age of 94 years.
She will be lovingly remembered by her children: Pat (Louise), Stan (Geralyn), Margaret, Jo-Anne (Richard), Michael (Alison) and Marian as well as baker's dozen of grandchildren and an ever-expanding herd of great-grandchildren. She was pre-deceased by Jack Rose, her loving husband of 43 years; and her sister, Mary Lawson.
[...]
Pallbearers
Chad Zallas
Sean Rose
Chris Hrab
Prosper Prodaniuk
Miranda Annett
Kelly John Rose
[S112] Passenger Manifest of the S.S. Montclare, Montclare, Canadian Pacific.
RG76 - IMMIGRATION, series C-1-a, 1934 volume 2, page 143, microfilm reel T-14786
[S890] Birth Certificate of Anna Henriette STAROBA.
traanslation needed
[S1062] Canada, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1865-1935.
Name: Anna Sparodova
[Anna Staroba]
[Anna Henrietta Staroba]
Gender: Female
Arrival Age: 15
Birth Year: abt 1919
Birth Country: Czechoslovakia
Departure Port: Cherbourg, France
Arrival Date: 6 Jun 1934
Arrival Port: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Vessel: Montclare
[S915] Alberta, Canada, Marriages Index,1898-1942.
Name: Anna H. Staraba
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 1943
Marriage Place: Viking, Alberta, Canada
Spouse: John J Rose
Certificate Number: 1543
[S1353] Obituary of Michael John Christopher ROSE, (Name: dignitymemorial.com;).
Michael John Christopher Rose
December 5, 1952 – December 11, 2024

In Loving Memory

Michael John Christopher Rose passed away in Edmonton on December 11. He was 72.

Born December 5, 1952 to Anna (née Starobová) and Jack Rose, Michael grew up in a house that his dad built in Warburg, Alberta. One of six siblings, he was strong both athletically and academically in high school. He played football, basketball, and volleyball, and was offered a full scholarship to study mathematics at University.

Michael fell in love with Alison Rose (née MacDonald) in winter 1975, and together they raised their three children Chris, Miranda, and Simon in Grande Prairie and remained lifelong friends.

Michael was a devoted father and děda. He gave his children the sky, sharing his love of skydiving with his family (undeterred by Alison’s broken ankle on a rough landing), and sending the family to see the second-last flight of the space shuttle Atlantis at Cape Canaveral. He gave them music, playing Christmas songs on the family’s upright piano while the kids fought to accompany him, playing the high part of Silver Bells.

He briefly studied Chemistry at the University of Alberta before joining Alberta Transportation, where he continued to study chemistry in a more personal way as part of a survey crew. He also built safe and reliable roads connecting Northern Alberta for over 40 years, until his reluctant retirement in 2020. He built Highway 40 from Grande Prairie to Grande Cache, and likely walked the entire length of Highway 43 between Edmonton and Grande Prairie at various times with the help of all three of his children.

Michael loved to travel. A family favorite was Wild Roses ‘93, a road trip spent camping, picking cloudberries, and counting waterfalls and license plates from Grande Prairie to Whitehorse, Dawson City, Inuvik and back, leaving behind a trail of flat tires. Later, his trips included family beach resort vacations in the Caribbean, adventuring with Miranda in South America and Antarctica, taking Chris and Matt to Madagascar, and frequently visiting Simon when he settled in Sweden. Proud of his Czech heritage, Michael was glad to get to visit the village of Pitín from which his mother emigrated to Canada at age 13.

He loved to meet people and listen to their stories, and would strike up conversation with a stranger any time he was waiting in line. He could, and would, say thank you or order “a cold beer, please” in every language belonging to anyone he ever met.

For Michael, being five minutes early was ten minutes late. To avoid this dreaded fate, he would stand by the door with his shoes on and bag packed 30 minutes before the agreed departure time. He was an inveterate travel optimizer, who would work out the ideal route between any two points based on an intricate analysis of traffic lights, turn lanes, and current construction and weather conditions, and had a nearly supernatural sense of direction. He always drove steadily at exactly the speed limit, which meant he arrived just when he planned.

He enjoyed playing pool, bridge, cribbage, and mahjong with his family, snuggling his two cats, tending his garden filled with carrots, peas, and an incredible raspberry patch, picking copious quantities of Saskatoons, watching his grandchildren’s sporting endeavours, listening to them geek out about their passions, and sharing a pint or a spicy gin Caesar, no straw, with friends at his local pub.

Michael is survived by his children, Chris Rose (Helen Montgomery), Miranda Annett, and Simon Rose (Kim Nicholas); grandchildren, Matthew Darwin Rose and Sophie, Desmond, and Seamus Annett; his ex-wife and dear friend, Alison Rose; and five siblings: Pat Rose, Stan Rose, Margaret Rose, Jo-Anne Doll, and Marian Rose. A memorial service will be held on Thursday December 19 at 2pm at Memories Funeral Home, 13403 St Albert Trail NW, Edmonton. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute.
[S1531] Public School Leaving Diploma, (Name: Department of Education; Location: Alberta, Canada; Date: 30 Jul 1937;).
This is to Certify that

Annie Henrietta Staroba
Viking

having coplied with the conditions
prescribed by the Department of
Education, has been awarded the

Grade VIII Diploma
[S1590] Obituary of Josephine RUZICKA, (Date: Abt. 13 Jun 1986;), Posted to ancestry.com by Pat CHANDLER.

RUZICKA, Josephine

Strengthened by rthe sacraments of the church and accompanied by the prayers of her family and friends, Josephine went home to God in her 93rd year, on June 11, 1986.

Her last days were spent in the comfort of Flagstaff Auxiliary Hospital, Killam, Alberta.

She is survived by two daughters, Sister Stephanie of Peterborough, Ontario and Sister Mary Grace of Wainwright; two sons, Bob and Nettie of Kendal, Ontario and Jim and Mary of Viking; daughter-in-law, Anne Rose of Warburg; 11 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Frank and Vicki Slavik of Viking and Jim and Gertie Slavik of Killam.

Josephine was predeceased by her husband Carl; six sons; one great-grandson.

Prayer service will be held Sunday, June 15 in the Holy Heart of Mary Roman Catholic Church in Viking at 7:30 p.m. Funeral service will be held Monday, June 16, 1986 at 10:00 a.m. at the Holy Heart of Mary Roman Catholic Church with Father Juniper Kuefler officiating. Interment in the Prague Cemetery.

Viking Funeral Services Ltd. 1-336-4842
[S298] Obituary of Jack ROSE, (Name: Leduc Representative; Location: Leduc, Alberta, Canada; Date: 20 Aug 1985;), Page 11.
He married Anne Staroba in Viking July 10, 1943.
[S772] Obituary of Sister Stephanie Marie RUZICKA, (Date: Aug 2015;).
In Memory of
Sr. Stephanie Marie Ruzicka
May 7, 1919 - August 27, 2015
SISTER STEPHANIE CSJ, (MARIE RUZICKA)
Sister Stephanie of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada, Peterborough neighbourhood, entered into her eternal rest at Peterborough Regional Health Centre on August 27, 2015 in the 79th year of her religious life. She was the daughter of the late Charles Ruzicka and his wife Josephine Slavik.
She is lovingly remembered by the members of her religious community as well her brother Robert Rose (Nettie) of Elliot Lake, ON and James Ruzicka of Viking AB, sister in law Ann Rose of Spruce Grove AB and many nieces, nephews.
She is predeceased by her parents, brothers John J. Rose, Louis, Charles, Joseph, Arthur, Patrick and Sister Mary Grace.
Sister Stephanie attended Peterborough Teacher's College and taught in Fort William, Wainwright, Clandonald, and Edmonton. She served the Sisters in Congregational service as the Juniorate Directress and as a member of the General Council. She served fourteen years as the General Treasurer of the Congregation. Sister also served in Lindsay and Wainwright with ministry in community services and thirteen years on a pastoral team. Upon retiring in 2004 Sister lived at Mount St. Joseph, Peterborough and engaged in the ministry of prayer and support to the Sisters in the infirmary.
Visitation will be at Mount St. Joseph, 1555 Monaghan Road on Sunday, August 30th from 2-4 p.m. and 6:30-8:00 p.m. The Mass of Christian Burial will be at Mount St. Joseph, Peterborough, on Monday, August 31st at 11 a.m. This will be followed by interment at Highland Park Cemetery, Peterborough.
[S673] Obituary of Sister Mary Grace RUZICKA, (Date: Mar 2014;).
SISTER MARY GRACE, CSJ (THERESA ANTOINETTE RUZICKA)
Of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada, Peterborough neighbourhood, entered into her eternal rest at Mount St. Joseph, Peterborough, on March 13th in the 72nd year of her religious life. She was the daughter of Charles Ruzicka and Josephine (Slavik). She is lovingly remembered by the members of her religious community her sister, Sister Stephanie, brothers Robert Rose (Nettie) of Elliot Lake, ON and James Ruzicka of Viking Alberta, and sister-in-law Ann Rose, as well as many nieces and nephews.

She is predeceased by her parents and brothers John, Louis, Charles, Joseph, Arthur, Patrick, and sister-in-law Mary.

Sister Mary Grace received her early education in Alberta. She entered the Sisters of St. Joseph in 1942. Subsequently she attended Normal School in Edmonton and taught for many years in Clandonald, Jasper Place, and Edmonton, Alberta and at Honey Harbour, Ontario. For three years she was Assistant Consultant in the Religious Education Department in Peterborough. For ten years she was a member of .the Catechetical Team for the Archdiocese of Edmonton, as a Rural Consultant based in Wainwright. She served as Assistant to the General Superior in Peterborough for a four year term. Sr. Mary Grace once again returned to her beloved West and was part of the R.C.I.A. team for St. John’s Parish Edmonton and volunteered at the Cross Cancer Institute. Sister retired to Mount St. Joseph, Peterborough, in 2004.

Visitation will be at Mount St. Joseph, 1555 Monaghan Road, on Sunday March 16, 2014 from 2:00 p.m.to 4:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

The Mass of Christian Burial will be at Mount St. Joseph, Peterborough, on Monday March 17 at 10:30 a.m.

This will be followed by interment at Highland Park Cemetery, Peterborough.
[S833] Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980.
Residence Date: 1972
Residence Place: Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada
Electoral District: Wetaskiwin
Occupation: Warburg
Reference Number: M-6225
[S297] KLEMSOVA, Miroslava, Email of 05 Jan 2009.
Antonin Staroba and Anna Hudeckova
They had the following children :
Stanislav Staroba
Josef Staroba, was born in Pitin 23.9.1884
Regina Starobova
Anna Marie Starobova was born in Pitin 6.8.1885
Frantiska Starobova was born in Pitin 13.8.1887
Antonin Staroba was born in Pitin 2.9.1880 (he married Marie Behlikova on 13.2.1909 was born Marie in Krhov
Jindrich Staroba was born 17.9.1891 Pitin. He married Emilie Petrzelkova
on 15. 6.1920

Our Family History

The Genealogy of the Ruzicka and Manchak Families

Anna Henrietta STAROBA