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Marie T. ROSE
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Name Marie T. ROSE [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] - The 1940 census and the 1961 passenger record clearly show Marie's middle initial as "T". However, the SSDI has it as "R" as do multiple Public Records Index entries. We are going to stick with "T" and best guess is that the "R" is for ROSE.
Birth 24 Jan 1923 Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada
[1, 2, 5, 6] Gender Female Census 10 Apr 1930 Rose Park, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
[6] Census 11 Apr 1940 Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
[1] Social Security Number Bef 1951 Oregon, USA
[5] 544-16-1887 Death 13 Sep 2010 Colorado, USA
[5, 7] Person ID I592 Family Tree Last Modified 24 Jun 2026
Father Valerian Theodore ROSE, b. 3 Aug 1894, Kearney, Buffalo, Nebraska, USA
d. 2 Feb 1977, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
(Age 82 years) Relationship natural Mother Mary Agatha GEORGE, b. 6 Dec 1903, Walnut, Crawford, Kansas, USA
d. 20 Jul 1985, Steamboat Springs, Routt, Colorado, USA
(Age 81 years) Relationship natural Marriage 1922 Killam, Flagstaff, Alberta, Canada
[8] Family ID F53 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family William A. BOWES, b. 6 Mar 1923, Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA
d. 16 May 2011, Steamboat Springs, Routt, Colorado, USA
(Age 88 years) Marriage 27 Dec 1947 Children + 1. Mary Sue BOWES + 2. William T. BOWES > 3. Janice K. BOWES + 4. James R. BOWES 5. Michael V. BOWES 6. Hedie BOWES + 7. Tammy BOWES Family ID F236 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 24 Jun 2026
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New York State, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1917-1967
BOWES, Marie T.
ROSE, Valerian Obituary 
ROSE, Mary Obituary
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Sources - [S793] 1940 U.S. Census, Oregon, Multnomah, Portland, Sixteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District No. 3, Enumeration District No. 37-300, Sheet No. 8A.
Lines 29 thru 34 - [S910] New York State, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1917-1967, A3998 - New York, 1957-1967 > 447.
Name: Marie T Bowes
Nationality: USA
Birth Date: 24 Jan 1923
Birth Place: Viking, AB, Canada
Arrival Date: 16 Jan 1961
Arrival Place: New York, New York, USA
Airline: BOAC
Flight Number: 509 - [S1503] Obituary of Valerian T. ROSE, (Date: Abt. 5 Feb 1977;).
Valerian T. Rose
Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Gateway Little Chapel of the Chimes for Valerian T. Rose, 3137 NE 80th Ave., who died Wednesday in a local nursing home. He was 82.
A veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces in World War I, Mr. Rose had been a general construction worker.
Surviving are his wife, Mary; a son, Ted; three daughters, Maxine Gray of Portland, Marie Bowes of Steamboat Springs, Colo., and Margurite Tyson of Monte Sereno, Calif; a brother, Arthur Rose of Nelson, B.C.; 18 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
The family suggests remembrances be contributions to Providence Hospital Cancer Research Fund. - [S1504] Obituary of Mary Agatha ROSE, (Date: Abt. 25 Jul 1985;).
Mary Agatha Rose
Mass was celebrated for Mary Agatha Rose at 10 a.m. Wednesday in St. Rita Roman Catholic Church. Vault entombment was in Portland Memorial Mausoleum. Mrs. Rose died Saturday in Steamboat Springs, Colo., while on a visit to her daughter's home. She was 81 years old.
Mrs. Rose was born in Walnut, Kan. She had lived in Spokane and Edmonton, Alberta, where she and her husband homesteaded. She moved to Portland in 1926 and worked at Laurel Farms in general sales and accounting.
She was a member of St. Rita Catholic Church, St. Rita Altar Society and the Canadian Legion. She was a past president of Gregory Heights Parent-Teacher Association.
Survivors include three daughters, Marie Bowes of Steamboat Springs, Marguerite Tyson of Beaverton and Maxine Gray of Portland; a son, Ted Rose of Milwaukie; a sister, Kay Schnettler of Tigard; 19 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. - [S124] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935 - 2014, The current thought is that the "R" in this source - as well as others - reflects Marie's ROSE maiden name.
Name: Marie R. Bowes
Social Security Number: 544-16-1887
Birth Date: 24 Jan 1923
Issue Year: Before 1951
Issue State: Oregon
Last Residence: 80477, Steamboat Springs, Routt, Colorado
Death Date: 13 Sep 2010 - [S19] 1930 U.S. Census, Oregon, Multnomah, Rose Park, Fifteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Enumeration District No. 26-226, Supervisor's District No. 9, Sheet No. 6B.
- [S909] VRANIZAN, Lori, ancestry.com message of 24 Feb 2021.
My mother, Maxine Rose passed away in October at 93. She was the last of Valerian and Mary Roses four children to pass. Thanks for reaching out, Lori Vranizan - [S915] Alberta, Canada, Marriages Index,1898-1942.
Name: Valerian Ruzicka
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 1922
Marriage Place: Killam, Alberta, Canada
Spouse: Mary A George
- [S793] 1940 U.S. Census, Oregon, Multnomah, Portland, Sixteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District No. 3, Enumeration District No. 37-300, Sheet No. 8A.
