Rosalie Josephine Curry McLear, 86, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 5, 2023, at Shenandoah Nursing and
Rehabilitation Center in Fishersville.
She was born on June 29, 1937, in Staunton to the late Leon Randolph and Helen Mae Back Curry, Sr.
She worked for many years with her late husband, John Wesley McLear, Jr., in his jewelry and horology business.
Throughout her life, Rosalie also found joy in simple pleasures and cherished moments shared with her family. She had a deep
appreciation for the great outdoors and spent many hours tending to her beautiful garden and embarking on camping trips.
Rosalie also had a great love of reading.
Guided by her strong faith, Rosalie was an active member of the Staunton Church of the Brethren. Her devotion to her church
community touched the lives of many and she will be deeply missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing her.
She is survived by her two daughters, Linda McLear Oliva and her husband, Dick, and Susan McLear Gentry and her husband,
Jeff; her sons, Michael McLear and his wife, Pat, and Tim McLear and Vicki Almarode; her sister, Shirley Curry Cobb and her
husband, Harry; her brother, Raymond Curry and his wife, Margaret; her ten grandchildren, Kimberley McMahon, Justin
McLear, Heather Tompkins, Richie Oliva, Jason Gentry, Ashley Gentry, Scott McLear, Taylor Swecker, Wesley McLear, and
Dustin McLear; as well as nine great-grandchildren.