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Anna Henrietta STAROBA

Anna Henrietta STAROBA

Female 1921 - 2016  (94 years)


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  • Name Anna Henrietta STAROBA  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Birth 10 Jul 1921  Pitín, South Moravia, Czech Republic Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Certificate of Birth
    Certificate of Birth
    STAROBA, Anna
    Gender Female 
    Also Known As Anne STAROBA  [1, 9, 10, 11, 12
    Immigration 6 Jun 1934  Québec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 06-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
    Immigration Identification Card
    S.S. Montclare
    STAROBA, Anna
    ROSE, Anne
    ROSE, Anne
    This note, in Anne's handwriting, was found on 03 Jan 2023 randomly tucked into Anne's possessions.
    ROSE, Anna
    ROSE, Anna
    Verification of Admission
    Death 17 Feb 2016  Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    ROSE, Anne Obituary
    ROSE, Anna Funeral Program
    ROSE, Anna Funeral Program
    Burial 25 Feb 2016  St. Charles Cemetery/Warburg, Leduc, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Person ID I36  Family Tree
    Last Modified 8 Apr 2026 

    Father Jindrich STAROBA,   b. 17 Sep 1891, Pitín, South Moravia, Czech Republic Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Oct 1980, Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Emilie PETRZELKA,   b. 9 Aug 1894, Pitín, South Moravia, Czech Republic Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Aug 1983 (Age 89 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 15 Jun 1920  [13
    STAROBA-PETRZELKA Wedding
    STAROBA-PETRZELKA Wedding
    STAROBA, Henry
    PETRZELKA, Emilie
    Photos
    STAROBA, Henry & Emily
    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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Aug 1985, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Marriage 10 Jul 1943  Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 9
    ROSE-STAROBA Wedding
    ROSE-STAROBA Wedding
    ROSE, Jack
    STAROBA, Anne
    ROSE, John J.
    ROSE, John J.
    Alberta, Canada, Marriages Index, 1898-1944
    ROSE, John Joseph
    STAROBA, Anna

    Province of Alberta, Registration of Marriage
    STAROBA, Anna
    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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Dec 2024, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. Marian Jean ROSE
    Photos
    ROSE, Anne<br>
ROSE, Jack
    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 8 Apr 2026 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 10 Jul 1921 - Pitín, South Moravia, Czech Republic Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 6 Jun 1934 - Québec, Quebec, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 10 Jul 1943 - Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 17 Feb 2016 - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 25 Feb 2016 - St. Charles Cemetery/Warburg, Leduc, Alberta, Canada Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    PETRZELKA, Anna<br>
STAROBA, Anna
    PETRZELKA, Anna
    STAROBA, Anna

    ROSE, Anne
    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
    STAROBA, Anne
    KINDLEY, Zdenka
    ROSE, Anne


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

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

    Albums
    Art of Anne ROSE
    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 
    1. [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.

    2. [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

    3. [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

    4. [S890] Birth Certificate of Anna Henriette STAROBA.
      traanslation needed

    5. [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

    6. [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

    7. [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 d?da. 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.

    8. [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

    9. [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.

    10. [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.

    11. [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.

    12. [S833] Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980.
      Residence Date: 1972
      Residence Place: Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada
      Electoral District: Wetaskiwin
      Occupation: Warburg
      Reference Number: M-6225

    13. [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


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