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Johnson Hindin Genealogy
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 - 2014
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| Gender |
Female |
| Died |
12 Nov 2014 |
Royal Oak, Michigan  |
| Person ID |
I870 |
Johnson Hindin Tree |
| Last Modified |
5 Aug 2017 |
| Family |
William Joseph GOFF, b. 22 Aug 1921, Detroit, Michigan , d. 23 May 2015, Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan |
| Married |
1969 |
| Children |
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| Family ID |
F299 |
Group Sheet |
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| Notes |
- Rose had three daughters from a previous marriage. She and Bill now have
four grandchildren.
The following obituary appeared in the Royal Oak, Michigan, Daily Tribune on Dec. 7, 2014:
Rosemarie (Collins) Goff
Goff, Rosemarie (nee Collins), age 84, died November 12 of lung-related illness. Rose enjoyed family, bingo and working at Alward’s and Sheena’s. She loved her customers and coworkers and especially being the “Cookie Lady”! Greatly missed by beloved husband, Bill; daughters, Terri (Don Cornett) and Sandy (Joe O’Brien); four granddaughters; and a great-grandson. Predeceased by daughter, Vicki. Please share memories at: rememberingrosegoff.
The following profile of Rose was posted on rememberingrosegoff.com and was available in 2015:
Early Years: Rosemarie Collins (Goff) was born in Detroit, Michigan, on October 9, 1930. She was the 3rd of 9 children. Her father, Dennis Collins, left his wife, Rose, and two young children in England to establish a home for his family in America. After immigrating through Ellis Island, Dennis arrived in Detroit, found employment at St. Charles Parish and School as a custodian, and sent for his young family. Though elated to be joining her husband in America, the passage was difficult for Rose Collins. Not only was she tending to two young children, but she was pregnant with her third child, Rosemarie.
Middle Years: Rosemarie (Rose) grew up a bit of a tomboy, fondly remembering ice skating with her brothers on Belle Isle and hanging out with relatives, friends, and neighbors at her parents' home in Detroit. Her dad ran a blind pig in the basement of their Field Street home, creating a mosaic of people and memories in Rose's young life. She attended St. Charles School and worked at Sanders for her first job.
When the Great Depression hit, Rose and her siblings were divvied up to live among family and friends because her father lost his job due to declining enrollment at St. Charles. The family was evicted from the parish provided home when he lost his job. Eventually, Dennis became employed again and was able to reunite the family.
Later Life: Rose had three daughters: Vicki, Terri and Sandy. When Vicki was nine-months-old, her father died of an aneurysm, leaving Rose a widow and single mother at the age of 24. Two years later, Rose fell in love and remarried, and within a few years, Terri and Sandy were born. Though her second marriage ended in divorce, Rose did not give up on love.
It was truly a marriage made in heaven when Bill Goff and she wed in 1970. It is no secret, or exaggeration, that Bill entered all their lives exactly when they needed him most. Though not their biological father, Bill was the role model and dad the girls needed in their lives. Eventually, when the girls were grown, Bill and Rose settled in the Washington Township and Romeo area. This is when Rose decided it was time to create a life for herself beyond the home. She renewed her driver's license and applied for her first job in many years at a bakery in Utica. From there, Rose worked in various positions at Lakeside Mall, Oakland University, and Alward's and Sheena's Markets. Sadly, heartache would once again find its way into Rose's life. In the fall of 1981, Rose was devastated by the news that Vicki had fallen into a diabetic coma. For over a month, it was touch and go whether Vicki would survive. Though she did, Vicki suffered a severe form of the disease until she succumbed to its complications at the age of 47. Rose, like all mothers who lose a child, lost a part of herself when Vicki passed away. Finding out she was going to be a grandmother was the only thing that brought joy back into Rose's life. Though Vicki's battle with diabetes continued, when Nicole and Amber (Terri and Don) and Alaina and Kathleen (Sandy and Joe) were born between 1983 and 1989, Rose, with Vicki's insistence, refocused on the blessings in her life. Being a grandma turned out to be her happiest role in life. Rose and Bill spoiled the girls in the best way possible - showering them with the love, time and attention that all children deserve. Whether it was bringing them to the park, having them over for sleepovers, or going to Disney World with them, the girls and their grandparents cherished their time with one another. Rose and Bill periodically had health issues in their later years. Both suffered and survived heart attacks and open-heart surgeries and each had other minor problems along the way. Rose was also diagnosed with, and survived lung cancer, receiving cyber-knife treatments to eventually put it in remission. The doctor told the family that lung problems would eventually be Rose's demise because her lungs were so compromised. We were just grateful that she beat the cancer and thankful for any remaining years we could spend with her. For the last five years of her life, Rose was one of the 5 million Americans who suffer from Alzheimer's Disease. The insidious and terrible disease tried to take the very essence of her away from us - the Rose we knew and loved - but she fought it with everything she had.
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