Joseph K. Rose, 40 of Canal Fulton, passed away Wednesday, August 9, 2023. Born July 17, 1983 in Akron, he had been a Canal Fulton resident all of his life. Joe was a 2003 graduate of Northwest/R. G. Drage and loved his pet birds. Preceded in death by his mother, Laura Rose; Joe is survived by his father, Dewey Rose; sisters, Kristin Rose-Foy, Katie Rose and Katarina Thompson; brother, Carl Rose; grandparents, Lucy and Edwin Bailey; niece, Piper; nephews, Jacob and Devon; aunt, Crystal Page and pet bird, Rosie.

A Memorial Service will be held SATURDAY, August 19, 2023, 10:00am at the Swigart-Easterling Funeral Home, 624 Cherry St. E. (Rt. 93) Canal Fulton with inurnment at Canal Fulton Cemetery. Visitation FRIDAY, 5pm to 7pm at the funeral home.