Rose Ambler

Rose Ambler, 89, of Coloma, passed away on Thursday evening, February 26, 2015 at Royalton Manor in St. Joseph. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:30 A.M. Friday, March 6, 2015 at St. John’s Catholic Church, 600 Columbus, Benton Harbor with Father William Jacobs officiating.  Burial will follow at North Shore Memory Gardens in Coloma.  Friends may visit with the family at Starks & Menchinger Chapel on Thursday, March 5, from 5:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. with a Rosary at 7:00 P.M.  Memorial donations may be made to the Readiness Center or St. John’s / St. Bernard’s Catholic Church. Those wishing to sign Rose’s memory book may do so online at www.starks-menchinger.com. Rose was born July 28, 1925 in Coloma, Michigan, to Frank and Josephine (Marsala) Sineni.  She grew up on the farm in Riverside and spent many years helping her family.  After graduating from Watervliet High School she married the love of her life John (Jack) Ambler on July 10, 1948.  She was a homemaker taking great pride in her family.   After her children were out of school, she went to work for Saluto Foods as a group leader retiring 13 years later.  In retirement, she and Jack took the grandchildren to Wrigley Field to watch the Cubs play ball; always standing up to sing during the seventh inning stretch.   Her favorite time was spent with the grandchildren making sure they had a plate of pasta each visit.  She taught her grandson David her “secret” recipe with great pride. During her residency at Royalton Manor she helped many other residents and was well loved by the staff.  You could find her rolling down the hallways socializing and participating in every activity- especially her favorite, bingo.   Rose was always laughing, up for a fun adventure and would help wherever she could.  She will be loved and missed always. She is survived by her son Frank (Frances) Ambler and her daughter, Karen (Dave) Heyn; six grandchildren Rachel (David) McMurtrie, David (Lyndsey) Ambler, Margaret (Seth) Kizer, Jennifer Pantelleria, Katheryn (Jason) York, Sarah (Aaron) Patrick and great-grandchildren Emma, Lola and Liam McMurtrie, Savanna, Greta and Jack Ambler, Breanna, Cadence and Scottie Kizer, Kevin Pantelleria, Halie and David York, Aidan and Annabelle Patrick, her brother Tony Sineni, special niece and Godchild Kelly Knapp and her two daughters Jessica and Erica Schibley.  She was preceded in death by her parents, brothers, Sam, Joe, Fred and Paul Sineni and sisters, Nancy Sineni and Ann Kennedy and great-granddaughter Taylor Ambler.