Rose Marie Shea Obituary (1956 - 2026)

Rose Marie Shea (Holzkamm) 69, passed away on June 14, 2026. She was born on October 2, 1957, in Hillsboro, North Dakota to Albert Holzkamm and Violia Thompson. Rose graduated from Borup High School and worked at a few places before deciding to move to Wenatchee, WA. She met Mel Shea who was living below her brother’s apartment, and they eventually married on June 26th, 1976. This year would have marked 50 years of marriage. Mel and Rose had two children, Mark and Sheryl. As a family, they enjoyed regular vacations to the Oregon coast when the kids were younger. Rose loved to write poems and had several published in newspapers and small poetry books. She loved to travel and see all the sights, as long as it was not on a skinny road on top of a high cliff. She loved to bake and during Christmas, she was known for bringing large trays of variety of baked goods to family and friends to brighten their holidays. Rose was adamant she would have a horse one day. She convinced her friend, Larry Erdmann to haul her newly acquired and beloved horse, Raffy, in the back of his 1/2-ton truck and take it to the place where she was going to keep it. Rose is survived by her husband Mel Shea, son Mark Shea, and daughter Sheryl Shea (Joe Sackman) and grandson Jace Sackman. In lieu of flowers, please donate to an animal shelter of your choice in her honor as Rose loved to adopt dogs from shelters to give them a second chance at a loving home.