Rose Spolek, of Oak Harbor, WA , died peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, January 15, 2014. Having been born on November 16, 1925, she recently celebrated her 88th birthday surrounded by many friends and family members, where she sang and danced and celebrated life. She always loved a party.Throughout her life, she made very many friends and kept up with them; her address book was as thick as a telephone book and always at her side. Always ready to put another plate on the table when someone dropped by, Rose loved to cook and treated guests to her rhubarb pie and kolace, among other treats. And there was always plenty of time for visiting, for she relished that activity and was quite adept at it. Her charm and smiles will be missed by all.Born in Malin, OR, Rose was the youngest of four children of Ray and Rose Van Meter. She grew up in Malin and married Chuck Spolek, also from Malin. While Chuck served in WWII, Rose held a number of different jobs in retail and accounting. They had four children and farmed near Malin for several years. In 1956 the family settled a homestead and farmed in the Columbia Basin near Pasco for 25 years. On the farm Rose was equally at home with driving a tractor, feeding livestock, managing the accounts, or sustaining the family.Rose is survived by sons Steve (wife Lynne Rae) of Coalinga, CA, and Graig (wife Anna Zeigler) of Portland, OR, and daughters Cindy (husband Greg Wells) of Santa Fe, NM, and Candyce of Oak Harbor, WA, as well as adopted son Mike Gessel (wife Kathryn) of Kennewick, WA. Grandchildren are Shannon, Shari, Reid, Raymond, Joaquin and Jesse.A memorial and gathering for Rose will be announced later.Please sign the guest book at obits.yumasun.com/obituaries/yumasun.