- Date Of Birth: July 6, 1916
- Date Of Death: January 27, 2018
- State: Michigan
Rose Ella (Barker) Hubbell, age 101, of Ionia, passed away Saturday, January 27, 2018. She was born the daughter of Mylo and Armeda (Oaks) Schwab on July 6, 1916 in Antwerp, Ohio.
She graduated from Sunfield High School in 1933 and then later graduated from St. Lawrence School of Nursing in Lansing in 1938. Rose married Donald Barker in 1940, he preceded her in death in 1975. They had been in business at Barker Coal Heating in Ionia for 27 years.
In 1976, she married Harry Myers, he preceded her in death in 1982. She then married Winfield Hubbell in 1988 and he preceded her in death in 2010. Rose was a devoted member of the First Christian Church in Ionia for over 70 years.
Surviving are her two sons, Paul (Jean) Barker of Ionia and Dean (Mary) Barker of Lyons; one step-son, William (Evelyn) Hubbell of Lansing; six grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Preceding Rose in death are her parents; two brothers, Garland Schwab and Francis Schwab; and two sisters, Clarice Cline and Sarah Jane.
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