Melody A. (Beres) Rose

HOLDEN - Melody A. (Beres) Rose, 64, passed peacefully in her sleep on November 17, 2021. She is survived by her two loving children, Alex and Alana, and son-in-law, Jon. She is predeceased by her husband of 34 years, David Rose, who passed in 2017.

Melody was a bright light in every room. The daughter of Emma Schieve Blozis and Matthew Beres, she was born and raised outside of Chicago. After proudly graduating from Butler University in 1979, she spent her young adult years in Arizona loving the warm weather and western style decor until she met David on a cruise with friends. They fell in love and settled in Holden to raise their family.

Everyone that knew Melody knew how she approached life with such energy and enthusiasm. You could hear her infectious laugh from the other side of the room and were naturally drawn to her. Melody was very committed to everything she was involved in; an active member of the Jewish community and Federation, a golfer and tennis player who ran her own interior design business, Melody loved to be a part of many organizations and give back to the community. She was the best at throwing a themed party and active in Alana and Alex’s extracurriculars.

In late 2007, Mel was diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia which slowly took away her speech and, eventually, her fervor for life. Dave was by her side every day, intensifying the love between them and setting an example for such true love.

A graveside service will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, November 19th at B’nai Brith Cemetery, 55 St. John's Ave., in Worcester. Donations can be made in her memory to the Association of Frontotemporal Degeneration at https://www.theaftd.org/