Obituary of Rose Guss

The death of Rose ( Shur) Guss of Rocmaura Nursing Home, Saint John, NB wife of the late William Guss, occurred at the Saint John Regional Hospital on Friday, December 15, 2006. Born in Eagle Lake, Maine, she was a daughter of the late Rubin and Ida (Rapaport) Shur. Rose was a graduate of Island Falls High School in Maine in 1927. She worked in New York for several years at a Steel Company before moving to Bangor to work at New Central Furniture Company and then with Burdell Clothing Store. Rose and Bill then moved to Calgary, AB, and later to Montreal, PQ, before moving to Saint John. Rose was an active member of the Shaarei Zedek Synagogue and the Haddash B’nigh Organization. Rose is survived by her sister, Lena Denis of Bangor, Maine; her brother-in-law, Max Fransblow of Saint John; several cousins, nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her brothers, Jacob, Morris and Benjamin and her sister, Ruth Shapiro. Resting at Brenan’s Select Community Funeral Home, 111 Paradise Row (506-634-7424) with a funeral service on Sunday, December 17, 2006 from Brenan’s Chapel at 3 pm. Interment will take place in Shaarei Zedek Cemetery. Remembrances may be made to a charity of the donor’s choice.