Rose Kumedjro

Rose B. Kumedjro, 49, passed away February 15, 2020 at Methodist West Hospital in West Des Moines, Iowa after a courageous 10 year battle with breast cancer.

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Rose was born on August 18, 1970 in Accra, Ghana to Frank and Helena (Nyinah) Owusu. She was the second of triplets. She attended high school at Achimota Secondary School in Ghana, earned her BA in Sociology from the University of Ghana and her Masters of Public Health from East Stroudsburg University in Pennsylvania. In 1996 she moved to Pennsylvania. She married Romeo Kumedjro in 2000 and they moved to Des Moines, Iowa in 2002. Rose was a Supervisor for the Iowa Department of Human Services Child Support program for almost 15 years. She was a Deaconess, a Chicago Regional Women’s Executive Member and also a Des Moines District Women’s leader for The Church of Pentecost. She had a vibrant and joyous personality and loved to have fun. She was very social and enjoyed party planning for special occasions and cooking. She enjoyed helping people by motivating them to achieve their highest potential. Above all, Rose enjoyed traveling with her husband and family.

Rose is survived by her husband, Romeo; children, Mary-Lynn and Ezebio; mother, Helena Owusu; siblings, Doris, Sussie, Kwadwo, Vida, Helen, Nana Kwame, Kwame, Kwabena, and Kuuku; nieces and nephews, Nana Yaw, Kwaku, Kwasi, Sandi-Lynn, Philipa, Jemiah, Terese, Samuel, Joseph, Joel and Jone; as well as a host of extended family and friends.

She was preceded in death by her father, Frank Owusu.

Visitation with public viewing will be on Saturday, March 7, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. followed by the funeral service at 10:00 a.m. at Lutheran Church of Hope, 925 Jordan Creek Pkwy, West Des Moines, Iowa. Rose will be laid to rest at Woodland Cemetery in Des Moines, Iowa.

Celebration of Life and Repast will follow at West 48 (Blue Compass), 1601 48th St #100, West Des Moines, IA 50266 at 1pm. Park on South side of building and enter through south door.


Condolences may be expressed at www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com.

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