Roseanna Jean Rayn

On November 19, 2025 Rose was welcomed into her eternal home in Heaven with her family by her side. Roseanna Jean (Blake) Rayn was born in Kokomo, Indiana on October 18, 1945 to the late John Lee Blake and Betty Lou Jewell.

At the age of 16, she married her “Dearest Darling” Frederick Ernest Rayn on May 26, 1962. She devoted her life to being a loving wife, mother, homemaker, eventually a grandmother and great grandmother. She would also spend time working in the office of the Marathon station in which they owned by managing the payroll and customer accounts of Fred’s Marathon Service Station. She also owned a ceramic shop where she enjoyed painting and glazing ceramics. She enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. She had a love for going rummage selling and thrift store shopping. She also was a serious couponer. She loved plants and flowers. She had a green thumb like no one imagined. Her home always had plants along the window seals and throughout the living room. She especially loved her “Go-kart Rides”, (golf cart)! She enjoyed going to church where she dedicated her time serving the Lord in different areas of ministry throughout the years. When her children were grown she decided to go to work at a little factory called Party Direct where she would pack Chuck E. Cheese fun bags. While working there, she created some of her best lifelong friends.

Rose was a friend to anyone and always had a listening ear if you needed to talk. However, she was going to give you her advice and sometimes her own opinions. Ultimately, she was a warm hearted soul that would help anyone in need. Her food cabinets were always full and she was always giving away food. She called this her ministry. In fact she was an amazing cook and she would at times cook meals for others in need and bring them a bag of groceries from her cabinets as well.

Rose loved all of her grandchildren however she had a unique and special bond with Vincent Rayn and Brileigh Rayn. She was known as “Mommy - Mamaw” to Vincent and Brileigh was called “Her Baby”.

A few special mentions -

Sherry Hawks was her closest friend. Rose called her, her Sister. Sherry would come and sit and talk for hours while they would sip their hot tea.

Jake and Brenda Jackson and Gunner (K-9), were Rose’s “Anticipated Friends”! She couldn’t wait for evening to come because she knew that her friends would be coming to see her nightly almost like clockwork. Sometimes she would ask throughout the day, “when are my friends coming by”? However, they had to bring Gunner (K-9) cause she always liked giving him treats (minus the slobbers).

Rose lived a full life and is survived by her children, Daniel Rayn, Autumn (Mark) Neher, and Clint Rayn, 13 Grandchildren and 19 Great Grandchildren.

In addition to her parents, Rose was preceded in passing by her husband, Frederick E Rayn; Son, Frederick D Rayn; Brother, John L Blake; Grandson, Frederick D Rayn 2; K-9 Companions, Oliver “Ollie” and Lightning “Light-Light”

Visitation will be held at Sunset Memory Garden Funeral Home, located at 2097 West Alto Road, Kokomo, Indiana, on November 25, 2025, from 11:00 am until the time of service at 1:00 PM, also at the funeral home. Pastor Paul Sutherland will be officiating. Burial will follow to Sunset Memory Garden Cemetery.