ROSELLA "ROSE" GOVERT MUNDEN
(October 28, 1920 – September 24, 2017)

Rosella (Rose) Govert Munden, age 96, passed a
way at Manor Park in Midland, Texas on Sunday, September 24, 2017.
Rose was born on the family farm near Willowdale,
Kansas, on October 28, 1920, the daughter of Rosena Louise Greiving Govert and Joseph Govert, Sr. She graduated from Kingman High School and on January 16th, 1940, married Howard Francis Munden, also of Kingman.
Rose and Howard lived in northwest Kansas and later moved to Liberal, Kansas before moving to Midland, Texas, where they retired.
Rose was a homemaker and an accomplished seamstress. She also worked as a restaurant hostess and at Penney's in Liberal and later in Midland was employed at Bob's Pharmacy, H&R Pharmacy and then Fox Photo.
Rose attended St. Stephen's Catholic Church in Midland.
Her husband, Howard, preceded her in death on November 13, 1996 in Midland, Texas, as did her sisters, Pauline (Sister Rosalia) Govert and Bernadine Werner, and brother, Joe Govert, Jr.

Rose is survived by her brother, Julius Govert of Cunningham, Kansas and two daughters, Carol Welty and Art Stephens of Murrieta, California, Jeanette Bozarth and her husband Jack of Joplin, Missouri, and one son, Steve Munden and wife Linda of
Midland, Texas. She is also survived by three grandchildren, Jeff Munden and wife Leisha, Amy Bozarth Ellis and husband Corey, and Matt Barbour and wife Jenne, and five great grandchildren, Brynn and Sloan Munden, Chad Ellis and Zoe and Killian Barbour.
The funeral service will be held on Saturday October 7, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at the Livingston Funeral Home in Kingman, Kansas.

The family requests donations to the Alzheimer's Foundation in lieu of flowers.