Rose Marie Glosser, 78, of Unionville, Iowa passed away on June 2, 2026 at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Jason and Holly Glosser, surrounded by her family.
She was born on May 12, 1948, in Centerville, Iowa at the St. Joseph Hospital to Donald Lowell and Maggie Larue (Cross) Blumer. Rose married Laris LaRoy Glosser on November 26, 1966, at Fairview Church in Unionville, Iowa. Rose grew up in Unionville, IA on Back Street. She graduated from Moravia High School in 1966.
Rose was a great six-on-six basketball player back in high school. She was known on the court for playing #40 forward position for the Moravia Mohawks. Rose always told the kids she only attended school on days she had basketball games. She was given a basketball scholarship to Northern Iowa or Wahoo, Nebraska but decided to stay home and get hitched. After Laris and Rose were married, you could find Rose working right beside or maybe a little bit in front of most men. Rose was always the “milker” in the pit of the cattle milk barn; she was the work horse of that operation. She may have been the only one to shed a few tears the day Laris, Rose, Jason, and Brent decided to quit milking. Laris and Rose milked together for 32 years.
During Glosser Farms’ next adventure Rose was a hay hauling fool. She always wanted to haul faster than any other person hauling hay in the same field. She taught her daughter-in-law how to outhaul most people. Rose was always up for a challenging hay day with the family. As the family grew you would see Grandma Rose hauling hay with one or two little boys in the truck with her. Rose was always the one with a hot meal on the table for her family. Her famous farmer’s lunch consisted of fried potatoes, scrambled hamburger sandwiches, homemade macaroni and cheese finished out with corn or green beans. Sundays with Rose around the house you knew she would out do herself by fixing a “Sunday Meal.” The other food group Rose was famous for was her pie making skills. Around Thanksgiving you knew you would have extra company to help clean up the 22 pies Rose had made.
Rose was an avid fisherwoman. She always had to be the first to throw her line in the water on one of the family’s farm ponds. There were a few times in her life her family was more concerned about her toppling in the pond before she could get her fish on the bank of the pond. She was always in a competition for the biggest fish with her son-in-law, Marc. Rose always had numerous phone calls throughout the day from her daughter, Jan. Lots of times Rose would have to cut the conversation short because she was watching something sport related on TV. Rose never really had a sport she liked better than another; she liked them all from Golf to Basketball, maybe even a little tennis. When Kale came to the farm grandma was always ready for a competition from ax throwing to baseball. Rose was always ready to give you some words of encouragement on how the sport could be played better. We all know she now has her body back of a 20-year-old being able to shoot hoops and jump on a trampoline, because she always knew if someone would bring home a trampoline to her, she could still give it a whirl.
Surviving are her children, Jana (Marc) Casteel, Brent Glosser, and Jason (Holly) Glosser; three grandsons, Kale Casteel, Landon Glosser, and Lance Glosser.
She is preceded in death by her parents; husband; son, Wade Glosser; her brother, Leland Lowell Blumer; her sisters, Patty Louise Eastlack, and Betty Ann Moore.
According to Rose’s wishes, her body has been cremated and no services are planned. Her ashes will be spread on The Glosser Farms.
