Roselyn Marie Scobey, co-owner of Scobey’s Produce, died of breast cancer Wednesday, Nov. 20, at her family’s farm in Leighton Township. She was 77 years old.
She was born Dec. 1, 1946. Rose was the youngest daughter of John and Izola Stamm. She grew up on the family farm in Hastings and was a 1965 graduate of Hastings High School. She was proud of the fact that she received an “A” in penmanship and loved to write in cursive.
She married William Scobey in May 1966. They were able to purchase 80 acres of his family’s land north of Wayland in 1976 and established Scobey’s Produce. Following in her parent footsteps, Rose raised vegetables and continued the tradition of going to the Bank Street Farmers Market in Kalamazoo. She was proud to say that she had been to the market ever since she was in a highchair. She attended for 77 summers!
This past summer, she was there selling their famous sweet corn and beans and her handmade quilts and potholders. She enjoyed setting up an attractive display on the market stand and making zinnia bouquets, but, most of all, she enjoyed building relationships with customers that turned into friendships.
On the farm she influenced and molded a strong work ethic into numerous young people whose first job was weeding and picking beans. She leaves a legacy of love, hard work, high-quality produce, and good food! As she slowed down on the farm, she enjoyed cooking (evidenced by hundreds of cookbooks in her collection), a love of antiques, her button collection, love of a good garage sale, and quilting.
She is survived by her husband of 58 years, William; children Timothy (Traci) Scobey and Julie (Jeff) Meyers; grandchildren Nathan (Lillian) Meyers, Caeleb Meyers, Tyler LaPorte, Sara Scobey (Hunter), and Katelyn Rose Scobey; and sister-in-law, Betty Stamm.
She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, John Stamm; and sister, Klasiena VanDenburg.
Visitation will take place from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 29, at Kubiak-Cook Funeral Services, 213 N. Main St., Wayland, and from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 30, at St. Therese Catholic Church, 128 Cedar St., Wayland.
Her celebration of life mass is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 30, at St. Therese. Luncheon will follow at 1 p.m. at the Lumberyard Event Center, 710 W. Maple St.
