Rose Marie Weldon, 91, died at The Denver Hospice Inpatient Care Center in Denver, Colorado on Sunday, August 18, 2019.

Born March 24, 1928 in Horton, Kansas, she moved to Atchison, Kansas and worked there until retirement.  Rose was a member of the Sac and Fox tribe of Iowa and Kickapoo Tribe of Kansas.

Survivors include daughter, Donna (Weldon Heim) Paul and son-in-law Lorin Paul, Aurora, Colorado; Grandsons: Curtis Heim (Dawnelle) of Tucson, Arizona and Eric Heim (Alise) of Castle Rock, Colorado.  Step-granddaughter: Lauren Avelar (Jason) of Salt Lake City, Utah.  Great -grandchildren: Alexander and Brenden Cody of Salt Lake City, Utah; Karli, Kelsi and Christopher Heim of Tucson, Arizona; Deegan and Taber Heim of Castle Rock, Colorado.

Rose was preceded in death by her parents John Bear, Jr. and Birdie Butler; her husband Virgil Weldon; her children Delmer Joseph, Martha Rose, and John W. Weldon; her granddaughter Heather Heim Cody; great-granddaughter Gabrielle Lynn Heim.

The family will greet friends at Arensberg Pruett Funeral home, 208 North 5th Street, Atchison, Kansas on Friday, August 23, 2019  visitation from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm.

Services will be held at the Kickapoo Community Building, Kickapoo Reservation at 6 pm on Saturday, August 24, 2019; Burial will be on Sunday, August 25th, 2019 at 10:00 am at the Kennekuk Indian Cemetery, Horton, Kansas.

Memorial contributions are welcome for “The Kennekuk Church”, this facility is located in Horton, Kansas. A special message may be sent to the family at www.dishon-maple-chaney.com