BETHEL – Sheryl Ann (Settele) Rose, 40, of North Road, Bethel, died peacefully at home on May 24, after a courageous battle with cancer.

“Sherry: was born Aug. 8, 1963, in Framingham, Mass., to Jeanette (Tessier) Settele and David Settele. Her childhood was spent in different locations with her favorite being Francestown/Petersborough, N.H., where she attended the ConVal Regional School District and was involved in many social, sports and student activities during that time. She graduated from high school in Simmsbury, Conn., in 1981, and attended the University of Connecticut where she received a BSN in nursing in 1985.

She worked in various health care settings including a psychiatric nurse at the Boston VA in Brookline, Mass., and most recently for Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice in Lewiston. While at AHCH, she worked as both a field nurse and in the main office with quality assurance.

She was married to James A. Rose on Jan. 5, 1990, and they moved to Bethel in May of 1991, where they have been ever since and are members of the West Parish Congregational Church.

Her passions were her son, gathering of family and good friends, books, creative art, nature, her pets, family camps in Canada, and Rangeley and her spirit. She was blessed with a highly contagious personality coupled with a very deep sense of compassion and empathy. Her ability to lighten the mood at a moment’s notice and her sincere caring for others will be fondly remembered by all she touched.

Survivors include her husband, James and son, Noah of Bethel; her mother, Jan Settele also of Bethel; her father, David Settele of Hebron, N.H.; her brother, Capt. James Settele USN currently stationed in Oxford, England, and his wife Alison and their three daughters, Alexandra, Rebecca and Kristin; her sister, Christine Hale of Biddeford, and her three children, Joshua, Chelsea and Abigail; her brother, Douglas of Dover, N.H., and his wife Amy and their three children, Jack, Bradlee and Avery.

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