Selma Miller Rosen, 99, died October 14, 2021 in Natick, MA. She was born in Cambridge in 1922 to Eli and Florence Cohen Miller and was a lifelong resident of Massachusetts.

After living in Arlington for a few years, Selma’s family moved to Pittsfield in 1929. She met Earl Rosen when they worked in shops on opposite sides of North St., and they married in 1947. Theirs was the first wedding to be held at Blantyre Castle in Lenox.

Selma was chiefly a homemaker but worked for many years in the lingerie department of The Textile Store, later Kay’s, in Pittsfield. Subsequently, she assisted in the dental office of her high school classmate, Dr. George Grossman.

Selma was a member of Temple Anshe Amunim for 82 years. The Temple was a very important part of Selma’s life. She proudly served on many committees and held many offices in the Temple Sisterhood and B’Nai B’rith Women, which she served as President for three terms.

She joined another congregation of sorts, after Earl’s death in 1983, when she moved to Salisbury Estates, where many of her dear friends also relocated. Those were excellent years. Outliving many of those friends, she moved in 2012 to Shillman House in Framingham to be near her daughter Karyn and devoted son-in-law, Stan. Because of continuing decline of her memory, Selma moved to an assisted living facility in Natick in February 2020 and to a neighboring nursing home in September of that year.

Selma was a master knitter, outstanding cook and baker, devoted and much-desired Mah Jong player, avid reader, and a skilled solver of crossword puzzles. Her do-not-disturb hour of power consisted of the TV shows Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune.

Selma was a straightforward and uncomplicated person, whose contentment rested largely on the health and happiness of her children and grandchildren, in whom she took enormous pride. She felt blessed that all three of her children married outstanding people. And, she was a devoted daughter. In 1960, Selma and Earl added a room to their house so that Florence, widowed in 1955, could join their household. Flo lived there until her death, fifteen years later, and was a source of joy for the Rosen children—and a welcome provider of lunch for Earl.

She is survived by children, Phillip (Carol) of Arlington, VA, Karyn (Stanley Drobnis) of Natick MA, and Arnold (Kathleen Kelly) of Loves Park, IL; grandchildren Eli, Anna, Emily, Laura, and Sarah; Stan’s children, Kara and Julie; ten great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her parents; husband, Earl; and brother, Lewis.

The family extends gratitude to the staff of Shillman House and to Selma’s many caregivers from Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center, Homewatch Caregivers of Metrowest, and Compassionate Care Hospice, with special thanks to Phyllis Long and Gail Bekebrede.

She will be buried next to her husband at the Temple Anshe Amunim section of the Pittsfield Cemetery where a graveside service will be conducted by Rabbi Liz P. G. Hirsch at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, October 18. The service will be live streamed via the Flynn and Dagnoli Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/flynndagnoli. In lieu of flowers, charitable gifts in her memory may be made to Temple Anshe Amunim, 26 Broad St., Pittsfield, MA 01201 or 2Life Communities, 30 Wallingford Rd., Brighton, MA 02135. To add to the Book of Memories, please visit www.flynndagnolifuneralhomes.com