Rose Clara Smith

1925 - 2009  (83 years)

• Name	Rose Clara Smith
  Birth	31 Dec 1925	Tollenburg, CO
  	Born in Tollenburg, Colorado per her obituary.
  Gender	Female
  Death	22 Apr 2009	Brigham City, Box Elder, UT
  	ROSE C. TROLLINGER BRIGHAM CITY - Our loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, and friend to all, Rose Clara Trollinger, 83, passed away on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at the Ogden Regional Medical Center following a brief illness. She was born on December 31, 1925 of James Alexander and Marie Cox Smith in Tollenburg, Colorado, a coal mining town outside of Trinidad. Rose grew up and graduated high school in Glendale, California, then lived in Texas and England before settling in Brigham City in 1966. Rose was a member of the St. Michael's Episcopal Church, where she was a member of the Alter Guild and was well known for her fried chicken dinner for World Relief Fund Raiser. Rose helped found Brigham's Acts Six Soup Kitchen in 1986 and managed it until her passing. She remained very active caring for her apartments, neighbors, friends, and family. She was at various times involved in the Order of Eastern Star Chapter 11, other Masonic organizations, Job's Daughters, White Shrine, DeMolay's, Cub Scouts and Girls Scouts. Rose was Grand Marshall for Brigham's Peach Day's in 2000. She enjoyed gardening, especially roses and loved cooking for everyone. Rose was always willing to feed anyone that came around. She loved being with her family, and helped raise her two grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Surviving are her three children, Wilbur (Karen) Farrell, Brigham City, UT; Michael (Carol) Farrell, Broomfield, CO; Susan Farrell Poulsen, Brigham City, UT ; nine grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren; one sister, Helen Kushner, Arleta, CA . She was preceded in death by her parents, one sister, Charlotte, and two great grandchildren. The family thanks Dr. Bryce and all other medical staff for the loving continuous care through her valiant battle for life at the Brigham City Community and Ogden Regional Hospitals. The many comforting expressions of condolence expressed to the family have also been greatly appreciated. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to the Acts Six Soup Kitchen, c/o Gillies Funeral Chapel, and/or bring a non- perishable food item to the mortuary on Friday. A viewing will be held on Friday, May 1, 2009 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Gillies Funeral Chapel, 634 East 200 South, Brigham City, Utah 84302. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, May 2, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. at the St. Michael's Episcopal Church, 589 South 200 East, Brigham City, Utah Interment will be in the Corinne City Cemetery . Those wishing to share a memory or condolences with the family may send them to Gillies at the above address or email www.gilliesfuneralchapel.com.
  Burial	Corinne, Box Elder, UT
  	Burial: Corinne Cemetery Corinne, Box Elder County, Utah, USA
  Person ID	I24320	Drollinger Genealogy
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2024

  
  

  Father	James Alexander Smith
  Mother	Marie Cox
  Family ID	F8497	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	PVT Henry Garland Trollinger,   b. 10 Oct 1920, Hastings, CO d. 22 Feb 2007, Trinidad, Las Animas, CO (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	17 Oct 1965	Clark County, NV
  	Nevada, Marriage Index Name: Rose Clara Farrell Spouse: Henry G Trollinger Marriage Date: 17 Oct 1965 Recorded County: Clark Page: F02
  Family ID	F13567	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2016

  
  

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  Birth - 31 Dec 1925 - Tollenburg, CO Marriage - 17 Oct 1965 - Clark County, NV Death - 22 Apr 2009 - Brigham City, Box Elder, UT Burial - - Corinne, Box Elder, UT  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Corinne Cemetery Corinne, Box Elder, UT

  
  

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  Rosse was first married to Wilbur Elkins and then later to James Edward Farrell. Examples, experience lead to lifetime of kindness and compassion for Total Citizen January 22, 2020 - Sean Hales - Managing Editor A lifetime of example forged in the fire of experience resulted in the dedication of Susan Poulsen, the Box Elder Chamber of Commerce's 2019 Total Citizen of the Year, to helping the needy and less fortunate. Poulsen is most recognized for her work with the Acts Six Soup Kitchen in Brigham City, of which she is the president and director, but her service spans many years, and is founded firmly in her faith, her mother's example, and the many other women Poulsen respected and admired, and whom inspired her. Poulsen's mother, Rose Trollinger, and Sarah Yates founded the soup kitchen in 1986. Both ladies have since been honored in their own right for their community service, with Trollinger being named the Peach Days grand marshal in 2000, and Yates being tapped by the Brigham City Area Chamber of Commerce for Total citizen of the Year for 2016. The accomplishments and contributions to charitable relief efforts and other community endeavors by Trollinger and Yates are well-documented. According Tracey Mellard, who has known Poulsen for eight years and who nominated Poulsen for the honor, "That's the explanation of Susie Poulsen...the women around her who were generous and kind." From its founding, Poulsen volunteered at the soup kitchen whenever the congregation of St. Michael's Episcopal Church was in charge of preparing the meal for the homeless or needy. Poulsen continued volunteering at the soup kitchen as it moved from location to location. The soup kitchen moved from the Presbyterian church's Gillespie Hall to the Lincoln Center, and later to the Eagles lodge at 912 N. Main Street in Brigham City, where it has been operating for nearly 10 years.