Marguerite Josephine ROSE

1925 - 2011  (86 years)

• Name	Marguerite Josephine ROSE  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Birth	26 Mar 1925	Killam, Flagstaff, Alberta, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 11, 12]
  Gender	Female
  Also Known As	Marg ROSE  [3]
  Census	10 Apr 1930	Rose Park, Multnomah, Oregon, USA   [12]
  		1930 Federal Census of Oregon, Multnomah County, Rose Park Enumeration District No. 26-226, Supervisor's District No. 9, Sheet No. 6B
  Census	11 Apr 1940	Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA   [1]
  		1940 Federal Census of Oregon, Multnomah County, Portland Supervisor's District No. 3, Enumeration District No. 37-300, Sheet No. 8A, Lines 29 thru 34
  Census	19 Apr 1950	San Diego, San Diego, California, USA   [9]
  		1950 Federal Census of California, San Diego County, San Diego Enumeration District No. 72-244 Sheet No. 50
  Death	26 Jun 2011	Clark, Washington, USA   [3, 4, 10, 11, 13]
  		BALSIGER, Marguerite Obituary
  Person ID	I593	Family Tree
  Last Modified	8 Apr 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   [14]
  Family ID	F53	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Cyrus James TYSON,   b. 2 Feb 1922, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA d. 22 May 2002, Clackamas, Oregon, USA (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	31 Dec 1944	Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA   [6]
  		ROSE, Marguerite TYSON, C James Oregon, U.S., State Marriages, 1906-1968
  Children	+ 1. Martin James TYSON + 2. Thomas Alton TYSON > 3. Valerie Jane TYSON
  Family ID	F237	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Melvin Marquardt BALSIGER,   b. 27 Dec 1924, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA d. 4 Jul 2021 (Age 96 years)
  Marriage	2005  [2]
  		TYSON, Marguerite BALSIGER, Melvin Washington, U.S., Marriage Records, 1854-2013
  Family ID	F1226	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2026

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 26 Mar 1925 - Killam, Flagstaff, Alberta, Canada Census - 10 Apr 1930 - Rose Park, Multnomah, Oregon, USA Census - 11 Apr 1940 - Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA Marriage - 31 Dec 1944 - Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA Census - 19 Apr 1950 - San Diego, San Diego, California, USA Death - 26 Jun 2011 - Clark, Washington, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		GRAY, Robert Henry ROSE, Maxine Lucille Oregon, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1849-1967
  		ROSE, Valerian Obituary
  		ROSE, Mary Obituary

  
  

• 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 [S884] Washington, U.S., Marriage Records, 1854-2013. Name: Marguerite Rose Tyson Gender: Female Application Age: 79 Birth Date: 26 Mar 1925 Birth Place: Killam Alberta Canada Application Date: 4 Feb 2005 Application Place: Clark, Washington, USA Spouse: Melvin Marquardt Balsiger [S983] Obituary of Marguerite BALSIGER, (Name: Oregonian, The; Location: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA; Date: 24 Jul 2011;). Marguerite Balsiger Balsiger, Marguerite 86 March 26, 1925 June 26, 2011 Marguerite Josephine Rose Tyson Balsiger died peace-fully in her sleep. May we carry her smile in our hearts. A gathering in Marg's memory will be at 2 p.m. Friday, July 29, 2011, at Leach Botanical Gardens, 6704 S.E. 122nd Ave., Portland. [S984] Obituary of Melvin Marquardt BALSIGER, (Name: Seattle Times, The; Date: 11 Jul 2021;). Melvin Marquardt Balsiger (Mel) December 27, 1924 - July 4, 2021 Melvin Marquardt Balsiger, 96, died peacefully in his sleep on July 4th, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. Melvin 'Mel' was born December 27, 1924 to Elmer G. and Clara R. (Marquardt) Balsiger in Portland, Oregon along with his older brother Gilbert Balsiger who preceded him in death. He joined U.S. Army Air Corps (1943-1946), and became a Weather Observer, posted to Wakde Island off Papua New Guinea in WWII. At Oregon State College he earned a B.S. Physics 1949 and was a Sigma Pi Sigma Physics Scholar Honor Society member. Career highlights: Portland Fire department, box manufacturing with Container Corp and Western Corrugated. He supervised opening their box-making plant in 1958. 1959 He joined Tektronix in Beaverton, Oregon, designing cathode ray tube electron guns for oscilloscopes, and prototype scanning electron microscope. He is named in five U.S. patents. He retired May 1984 after 25 years. He valued education and helped pay for higher education for his children and many grandchildren. He gave back to his community tutoring high school physics students in Vancouver, Washington for seventeen years, he was honored with 'Friend of Education' award. Family: He married Carol Alzner (1929-2004) in June 1950 after meeting her in 1949 while earning his education certificate at the University of Oregon. Three children Wayne (Karen Gilbert), Dottie (Ken) Nielson, Lee (Gloria) Balsiger and 17 grand and great-grandchildren. He married his second wife, Marguerite (Rose) Tyson (1925-2011) in 2005, a Gregory Heights Grammar school classmate. Stepchildren Jim (Kathy), Tom, and Val Tyson (Rich Ehrhardt). Mel was a loving husband, father and grandfather and is greatly missed. His hobbies included traveling, reading, history, fly-fishing, hiking, camping, and fixing things. The family recommends donating to the Alzheimer's Association www.alz.org. Published on July 11, 2021 [S985] U.S., Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002. Name: Marguerite Tyson Residence Years: 1997 Residence Place: Blodgett, Oregon, USA Zip Code: 97326 Phone Number: 541-453-5921 Spouse: C James Tyson [S911] Oregon, U.S., State Marriages, 1906-1968, 1944-1945 Gat-Z (1944), A-Clo (1945). Name: Marguerite Josephine Rose Gender: Female Race: White Age: 19 Birth Date: 1925 Birth Place: Canada Marriage Date: 31 Dec 1944 Marriage Place: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA File Number: 2110077 Spouse: Cyrus James Tyson [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. [S1505] 1950 U.S. Census, California, San Diego, San Diego, Seventeenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Enumeration District No. 72-244, Sheet No. 50. Lines 29 thru 30 [S1358] Washington, U.S., Death Records, 1907-2017. Name: Marguerite R Balsiger Gender: Female Age: 86 Birth Date: abt 1925 Residence Place: Clark, Washington, USA Death Date: 26 Jun 2011 Death Place: Clark, Washington, USA [S1040] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, The "Burial Place" in this source points to Leach Botanical Garden in Portland. This was more than likely where a memorial was held as there are no burials at this location. Name: Marguerite Josephine Rose Balsiger Gender: Female Death Age: 86 Birth Date: 26 Mar 1925 Death Date: 26 Jun 2011 Burial Place: 6704 S.E. 122nd Ave, Portland Obituary Date: 24 Jul 2011 [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