Rose A.

Fields

Rose A. Fields, 77, of Rock Island, IL, passed away Friday, November 6, 2026, at Friendship Manor, Rock Island.

Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, November 12th, at Van Hoe Funeral Home, East Moline. Interment will be at Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline. Visitation will be 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 11th, at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.

Rose was born May 21, 1949, in Moline, Illinois, to James and Alberta (Miller) Burnett. She married Robert C. “Shorty” Fields on September 17, 1966, in Moline. He preceded her in death on October 20, 2023.

Rose will be lovingly remembered as a devoted homemaker, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother. She cherished all of them and will be greatly missed.

She was a former member of the Rock Island Eagles Club, and formerly attended the Baptist church in Cambridge, IL. Rose was an avid bingo player, enjoyed visiting the casinos, and camping with family and friends.

The best way to honor Rose’s memory is to live as she did- Love your family, cherish your friends, laugh often, enjoy the little things, and never miss an opportunity to make a beautiful memory.

Surviving are her daughters, Roxanna (Michael) Burns, Fort Payne, AL, Rachel Streeter, Lynn Center, IL, Roben (Larry) Campbell, Rock Island, IL, and Robert (Nicole) Fields, Jr., Geneseo, IL; 20 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren, and two on the way; five great-great-grandchildren; brothers, James (Joyce) Burnett, Monmouth, IL, and William Brown, Jr., East Moline, IL; and several nieces, nephews, and other family; and special friend, Marsha Andersen.

Rose is preceded in death by her husband, Robert “Shorty”; father, James Burnett; mother and stepfather, Alberta and William “Bill” Brown, Sr.; sister, Nancy Olson; and brother, Danny Brown.

Rose’s family wishes to express a special “Thank you” to the nurses and staff of Friendship Manor and Heartland Hospice for their kindness and care.