Rose Ann Allison, 69 died July 6, 2020 at the Layhill Rehabilitation Center in Silver Spring, MD, the
result of complications from Oral Cancer surgery and subsequent radiation therapy. She had been
hospitalized since April 20, 2020.
Rose was born February 6, 1951 to Raymond and Gladys (Treier) Allison. Rose graduated from Bowling Green
High School in 1969. She went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in political science and history from
Wilmington College in 1973. She moved to Washington DC later in 1973. She began her career working at
the National Conservancy in Washington DC. In 1978 Rose took a job with the United States Environmental
Protection Agency. Her career with the EPA spanned almost 42 years where she remained employed until her
death. She was a section chief/team leader within the Chemical Control Division’s Office for Pollution
Prevention and Toxics.
Rose was a member of St Luke Lutheran Church in Silver Spring, MD and an associate member of the
Rockville (MD) United Church. She sang in the choir of both churches and performed numerous solos with
her wonderful soprano voice. She was a member of the Garden Club at the Rockville church. Rose was an
environmentalist at heart. She also was an accomplished landscape/portrait artist. Rose cared deeply
about her family and friends. She will be greatly missed and remembered by her family and everyone who
knew her.
Rose married Paul H. Verduin on June 17, 1979. Rose is survived by her husband Paul Verduin and son Jacob
Allison Verduin. Siblings Ruth (Dick) Beaupre in Bowling Green, Paul Allison, Fostoria and Jane (Cathy
Masin) Allison, Bowling Green. Nieces Laurie (Randy) Lee Bloomdale, OH and Tammy (Steve) Twining Bowling
Green. Great nephews Andrew (Jackelyn) Lee, Connor Rogowski and Cody Rogowski. Great nieces Marissa
(Christian Love) Lee and Chloe Rogowski.Arrangements were made by the Rapp Funeral Home, Silver Spring,
MD. She will be buried at a later date in the Verduin family plot at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Lansing, IL.
